Where does “jødedom” come from?
jødedom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jøde, from Middle Low German jode, from Old High German judeo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.
jødedom (Norwegian Bokmål): Judaism
Definitions
- Judaism
Ancestry of “jødedom”, step by step
jødedom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål jøde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | jøde | Jew, used in a neutral sense; Jew, used as an... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | jode | — |
| 3 | Old High German | judeo | — |
| 4 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 7 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |