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Where does “Yiddishkeit” come from?

Yiddishkeit (English) comes from Yiddish ייִדישקייט, from Yiddish ייִדיש, from Yiddish ייִד, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά — Judas; Judah, Judas.

Yiddishkeit (English): Jewishness; the Jewish way of life, particularly...

Definitions

  1. Jewishness; the Jewish way of life, particularly...

Ancestry of “Yiddishkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishייִדישקייטJudaism; Jewishness, Yiddishkeit
2YiddishייִדישJewish; Yiddish
3Yiddishייִדa Jew
4Middle High Germanjüde—
5Old High Germanjudo—
6LatinIūdaeus—
7Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
8Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
9HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
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