Where does “schofel” come from?

schofel (German) comes from Yiddish שפֿל, from Hebrew שָׁפָל — low, humble.

schofel (German): paltry

Definitions

  1. paltry

Ancestry of “schofel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשפֿלshabby, crappy; humble
2Hebrewשָׁפָלlow, humble

Words derived from “schofel”

Every word from Hebrew שָׁפָל →Every word from Yiddish שפֿל →