Where does “ייִדישקע” come from?
ייִדישקע (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.
ייִדישקע (Yiddish): Jewish woman; Jewess
Definitions
- Jewish woman; Jewess
Ancestry of “ייִדישקע”, step by step
ייִדישקע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ייִדיש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ייִדיש | Jewish; Yiddish |
| 2 | Yiddish | ייִד | a Jew |
| 3 | Middle High German | jüde | a Jew |
| 4 | Old High German | judo | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 8 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |
via Yiddish ־קע
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־קע | Forms feminine derivatives of animate nouns;... |