Where does “Schadchen” come from?

Schadchen (German) comes from Yiddish שדכן, from Hebrew שידך, from Hebrew ־ָן — {{n-g|forming nouns denoting one with a certain...

Schadchen (German): shadchen

Definitions

  1. shadchen

Ancestry of “Schadchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשדכןmatchmaker, marriage broker
2Hebrewשידך—
3Hebrew־ָן{{n-g|forming nouns denoting one with a certain...
Every word from Hebrew ־ָן →Every word from Hebrew שידך →Every word from Yiddish שדכן →