Where does “bekiffen” come from?

bekiffen (German) comes from German kiffen, from German Kif, from English kif, from Moroccan Arabic كيف, from Arabic كَيْف — pleasure; joy; opiate.

bekiffen (German): to get stoned with cannabis

Definitions

  1. to get stoned with cannabis

Ancestry of “bekiffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankiffento smoke marijuana
2GermanKifkif kind of cannabis
3EnglishkifA kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria,...
4Moroccan Arabicكيفopiate
5Arabicكَيْفpleasure; joy; opiate
Every word from Arabic كَيْف →Every word from Moroccan Arabic كيف →Every word from English kif →