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

  1. 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.

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 gasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangassealley, ginnel, twitchel
2Middle High Germangazze—
3Old High Germangazzalane
4Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
5Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Hebrew יְהוּדָה →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος →