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Where does “שדכן” come from?

שדכן (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew שידך, from Hebrew ־ָן — {{n-g|forming nouns denoting one with a certain...

שדכן (Yiddish): matchmaker, marriage broker

Definitions

  1. matchmaker, marriage broker

Ancestry of “שדכן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשידך—
2Hebrew־ָן{{n-g|forming nouns denoting one with a certain...

Words derived from “שדכן”

  • shadchen
  • Schadchen
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