Where does “בחורווײַז” come from?

בחורווײַז (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בחור, from Hebrew בָּחוּר — Jewish child; piglet.

בחורווײַז (Yiddish): as a lad

Definitions

  1. as a lad

Ancestry of “בחורווײַז”, step by step

בחורווײַז traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בחור

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבחורyoung man, youngster; bachelor
2HebrewבָּחוּרJewish child; piglet

via Yiddish ווײַז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווײַז—
Every word from Hebrew בָּחוּר →Every word from Yiddish בחור →