Where does “געמזע” come from?

געמזע (Yiddish) comes from German gämse, from Middle High German gemeze, from Old High German gamiza — chamois.

געמזע (Yiddish): chamois

Definitions

  1. chamois

Ancestry of “געמזע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangämsechamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
2Middle High Germangemeze—
3Old High Germangamizachamois
Every word from Old High German gamiza →Every word from Middle High German gemeze →Every word from German gämse →