Where does “Judenhaus” come from?

Judenhaus (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.

Judenhaus (German): tenement building where Jews were housed during the Second World War

Definitions

  1. tenement building where Jews were housed during the Second World War

Ancestry of “Judenhaus”, step by step

Judenhaus 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 haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Hebrew יְהוּדָה
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