Where does “dibbuk” come from?

dibbuk (English) comes from English dybbuk, from Yiddish דיבוק, from Hebrew דבק — glue; to cling, stick, adhere, attach; to be...

dibbuk (English): Alternative form of dybbuk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dybbuk

Ancestry of “dibbuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdybbukA malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the...
2Yiddishדיבוקdybbuk
3Hebrewדבקglue; to cling, stick, adhere, attach; to be...
Every word from Hebrew דבק →Every word from Yiddish דיבוק →Every word from English dybbuk →