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Where does “yiddishophone” come from?

yiddishophone (French) comes from French yiddish, from Yiddish ייִדיש, from Yiddish ייִד, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά — Judas; Judah, Judas.

yiddishophone (French): A person who speaks Yiddish

Definitions

  1. A person who speaks Yiddish

Ancestry of “yiddishophone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchyiddishYiddish
2YiddishייִדישJewish; Yiddish
3Yiddishייִדa Jew
4Middle High Germanjüde—
5Old High Germanjudo—
6LatinIūdaeus—
7Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
8Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
9HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
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