Where does “Ganove” come from?

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

Ganove (German): thief, fraudster, member of the criminal underworld, ganef

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “Ganove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגנבֿים—
2Yiddishגנבֿthief, fraudster; crook, rascal, scoundrel,...
3Hebrewגנבto steal; thief

Words derived from “Ganove”

Every word from Hebrew גנב →Every word from Yiddish גנבֿ →Every word from Yiddish גנבֿים →