Where does “גנבֿ” come from?

גנבֿ (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew גנב — to steal; thief.

גנבֿ (Yiddish): thief, fraudster; crook, rascal, scoundrel,...

Definitions

  1. thief, fraudster; crook, rascal, scoundrel,...

Ancestry of “גנבֿ”, step by step

גנבֿ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew גנב

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגנבto steal; thief

via Hebrew גַּנָּב

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגַּנָּבthief

Words derived from “גנבֿ”

Every word from Hebrew גנב →