Where does “schmutz” come from?

schmutz (English) comes from Yiddish שמוץ, from Middle High German smuz.

schmutz (English): dirt, filth

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth

Ancestry of “schmutz”, step by step

schmutz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שמוץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמוץschmutz; dirt
2Middle High Germansmuz—

via German Schmutz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmutzdirt

Words derived from “schmutz”

Every word from Middle High German smuz →