Where does “schmutter” come from?

schmutter (English) comes from Yiddish שמאַטע, from Polish szmata — rag; slut.

schmutter (English): Clothing; Rubbish, worthless material

Definitions

  1. Clothing; Rubbish, worthless material

Ancestry of “schmutter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמאַטעrag
2Polishszmatarag; slut
Every word from Polish szmata →Every word from Yiddish שמאַטע →