Where does “Judenfreund” come from?

Judenfreund (German) comes from German jude, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.

Judenfreund (German): In Nazi Germany, a non-Jew who sympathized with...

Definitions

  1. In Nazi Germany, a non-Jew who sympathized with...

Ancestry of “Judenfreund”, step by step

Judenfreund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German jude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanjudeJew
2Middle High Germanjüdea Jew
3Old High Germanjudo—
4LatinIūdaeusJewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people
5Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
6Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
7HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas

via German Freund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreundfriend; boyfriend; blood relative
2Middle High Germanvriuntfriend
3Old High Germanfriuntfriend
4Proto-West Germanicfriundfriend
5Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love
Every word from Hebrew יְהוּדָה →