Where does “דירהלע” come from?

דירהלע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish דירה, from Hebrew דִירָה.

דירהלע (Yiddish): studio apartment

Definitions

  1. studio apartment

Ancestry of “דירהלע”, step by step

דירהלע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish דירה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדירהapartment
2Hebrewדִירָה—

via Yiddish ־עלע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־עלעUsed to express an emphasised diminutive, to...
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