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
- Jewishness; the Jewish way of life, particularly...
Ancestry of “Yiddishkeit”, step by step