Where does “zocken” come from?
zocken (German) comes from Yiddish צחקען, from Hebrew שיחק — to play.
zocken (German): to gamble; to play video games
Definitions
- to gamble; to play video games
Ancestry of “zocken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | צחקען | to gamble |
| 2 | Hebrew | שיחק | to play |
Words derived from “zocken”