Where does “אידיש” come from?
אידיש (Hebrew) comes from Yiddish אידיש, from Yiddish ייִדיש, from Yiddish ייִד, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά — Judas; Judah, Judas.
Ancestry of “אידיש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | אידיש | Alternative spelling of ייִדיש |
| 2 | Yiddish | ייִדיש | Jewish; Yiddish |
| 3 | Yiddish | ייִד | a Jew |
| 4 | Middle High German | jüde | — |
| 5 | Old High German | judo | — |
| 6 | Latin | Iūdaeus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 9 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |