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Where does “Jiddisch” come from?

Jiddisch (German) comes from English 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.

Jiddisch (German): Yiddish

Definitions

  1. Yiddish

Ancestry of “Jiddisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYiddishOf or pertaining to the Yiddish language; Jewish;...
2YiddishייִדישJewish; Yiddish
3Yiddishייִדa Jew
4Middle High Germanjüde—
5Old High Germanjudo—
6LatinIūdaeus—
7Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
8Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
9HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas

Words derived from “Jiddisch”

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