Where does “kibitz” come from?
kibitz (English) comes from Yiddish קיבעצן, from German Kiebitz, from German gibiz.
kibitz (English): To make small talk or idle chatter; To give...
Definitions
- To make small talk or idle chatter; To give...
Ancestry of “kibitz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | קיבעצן | — |
| 2 | German | Kiebitz | northern lapwing; any bird of the Vanellus... |
| 3 | German | gibiz | — |
Words derived from “kibitz”