Where does “חסידיש” come from?

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

חסידיש (Yiddish): Hassidic

Definitions

  1. Hassidic

Ancestry of “חסידיש”, step by step

חסידיש 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 חסיד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishחסידHassid
2Hebrewחָסִיד—
Every word from Hebrew שרף →Every word from Hebrew יַיִן →Every word from Yiddish יש →