Where does “נאַרישקייט” come from?
נאַרישקייט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נאַריש, from Yiddish יש, from Hebrew יַיִן, from Hebrew שרף — to burn; to use up, waste; seraph.
נאַרישקייט (Yiddish): foolishness
Ancestry of “נאַרישקייט”, step by step
נאַרישקייט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish נאַריש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | נאַריש | foolish |
| 2 | Yiddish | יש | liquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,... |
| 3 | Hebrew | יַיִן | wine |
| 4 | Hebrew | שרף | to burn; to use up, waste; seraph |
via Yiddish קייט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קייט | chain |
| 2 | Old High German | ketīna | — |
| 3 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
Words derived from “נאַרישקייט”