Where does “Yiddishness” come from?
Yiddishness (English) comes from English Yiddish, 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.
Yiddishness (English): The quality of being Yiddish
Definitions
- The quality of being Yiddish
Ancestry of “Yiddishness”, step by step
Yiddishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Yiddish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Yiddish | Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language; Jewish;... |
| 2 | Yiddish | ייִדיש | Jewish; Yiddish |
| 3 | Yiddish | ייִד | a Jew |
| 4 | Middle High German | jüde | a Jew |
| 5 | Old High German | judo | — |
| 6 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 9 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |