Where does “goi” come from?

goi (German) comes from Yiddish גוי, from Hebrew גּוֹי — nation; gentile.

goi (German): goy, gentile

Definitions

  1. goy, gentile

Ancestry of “goi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishגויGentile/gentile, non-Jew
2Hebrewגּוֹיnation; gentile
Every word from Hebrew גּוֹי →Every word from Yiddish גוי →