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Where does “nudzh” come from?

nudzh (English) comes from Yiddish נודזש, from Polish nudzić, from Serbo-Croatian нудити, from Old East Slavic нꙋдити, from Proto-Slavic nuditi.

nudzh (English): A whiner, a noodge; To pester, to noodge; To...

Definitions

  1. A whiner, a noodge; To pester, to noodge; To...

Ancestry of “nudzh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנודזשannoying, bothersome person
2Polishnudzić—
3Serbo-Croatianнудитиto offer; to bid
4Old East Slavicнꙋдити—
5Proto-Slavicnuditi—

Words derived from “nudzh”

  • noodge
  • noodgy
Every word from Proto-Slavic nuditi →