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Where does “ייִדישן” come from?

ייִדישן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ייִדיש, 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.

ייִדישן (Yiddish): to circumcise; inflected form of of ייִדיש

Definitions

  1. to circumcise; inflected form of of ייִדיש

Ancestry of “ייִדישן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishייִדישJewish; Yiddish
2Yiddishייִדa Jew
3Middle High Germanjüde—
4Old High Germanjudo—
5LatinIūdaeus—
6Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
7Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
8HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
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