Where does “גוייִש” come from?

גוייִש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish יש, from Hebrew יַיִן, from Hebrew שרף — to burn; to use up, waste; seraph.

גוייִש (Yiddish): gentile, non-Jewish

Definitions

  1. gentile, non-Jewish

Ancestry of “גוייִש”, step by step

גוייִש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish יש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישliquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,...
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph

via Yiddish גוי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishגויGentile/gentile, non-Jew
2Hebrewגּוֹיnation; gentile
Every word from Hebrew שרף →Every word from Hebrew יַיִן →Every word from Yiddish יש →