Where does “ייִדיש” come from?

ייִדיש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ייִד, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.

ייִדיש (Yiddish): Jewish; Yiddish

Definitions

Jewish; Yiddish

Ancestry of “ייִדיש”, step by step

ייִדיש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ייִד

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yiddish	ייִד	a Jew
2	Middle High German	jüde	a Jew
3	Old High German	judo	—
4	Latin	Iūdaeus	Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people
5	Ancient Greek	Ἰουδαῖος	Jew or Judean
6	Ancient Greek	Ἰουδά	Judah
7	Hebrew	יְהוּדָה	Judas; Judah, Judas

via Middle High German jüdesch

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle High German	jüdesch	—
2	Old High German	judeisc	—
3	Old High German	-isc	used to form adjectives
4	Proto-West Germanic	-isk	Creates adjectives from nouns
5	Proto-Germanic	-iskaz	Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
6	Proto-Indo-European	-iskos	Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “ייִדיש”

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