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Where does “אַדיע” come from?

אַדיע (Yiddish) comes from French adieu, from Old French a Dieu vos comant.

אַדיע (Yiddish): adieu

Definitions

  1. adieu

Ancestry of “אַדיע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchadieufarewell, adieu; goodbye, see you soon; hello
2Old Frencha Dieu vos comant—
Every word from Old French a Dieu vos comant →