Where does “Ganeff” come from?

Ganeff (German) comes from Yiddish גנבֿ, from Hebrew גנב — to steal; thief.

Ganeff (German): thief, fraudster, member of the criminal...

Definitions

  1. thief, fraudster, member of the criminal...

Ancestry of “Ganeff”, step by step

Ganeff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish גנבֿ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגנבֿthief, fraudster; crook, rascal, scoundrel,...
2Hebrewגנבto steal; thief

via Bulgarian Ганев

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BulgarianГанев
Every word from Hebrew גנבEvery word from Yiddish גנבֿ
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