Where does “kieshaltig” come from?

kieshaltig (German) comes from German kies, from Yiddish קיס — pouch.

kieshaltig (German): gravely

Definitions

  1. gravely

Ancestry of “kieshaltig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankiessingular imperative of kiesen
2Yiddishקיסpouch
Every word from Yiddish קיסEvery word from German kies
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