Where does “Judengasse” come from?
Judengasse (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.
Judengasse (German): an alley, lane where mostly Jews lived; a ghetto (or part of it)
Definitions
- an alley, lane where mostly Jews lived; a ghetto (or part of it)
Ancestry of “Judengasse”, step by step
Judengasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.