Where does “westjiddisch” come from?
westjiddisch (German) comes from German Jiddisch, from English Yiddish, from Yiddish ייִדיש, from Yiddish ייִד, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος — Judas; Judah, Judas.
westjiddisch (German): West Yiddish
Definitions
- West Yiddish
Ancestry of “westjiddisch”, step by step
westjiddisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Jiddisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Jiddisch | Yiddish |
| 2 | English | Yiddish | Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language; Jewish;... |
| 3 | Yiddish | ייִדיש | Jewish; Yiddish |
| 4 | Yiddish | ייִד | a Jew |
| 5 | Middle High German | jüde | a Jew |
| 6 | Old High German | judo | — |
| 7 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 10 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |