Where does “Macke” come from?
Macke (German) comes from Yiddish מכּה, from Hebrew מַכָּה, from Hebrew הִכָּה — to hit, to strike.
Macke (German): quirk; defect
Ancestry of “Macke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | מכּה | plague; terrible misfortune; sore, wound |
| 2 | Hebrew | מַכָּה | blow, wound; attack |
| 3 | Hebrew | הִכָּה | to hit, to strike |