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Where does “jud” come from?

jud (English) comes from Hebrew יו״ד, from Proto-Semitic yad- — hand.

jud (English): A mass of coal holed or undercut so as to be...

Definitions

  1. A mass of coal holed or undercut so as to be...

Ancestry of “jud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewיו״דyod, yud, yodh
2Proto-Semiticyad-hand
Every word from Proto-Semitic yad- →