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Where does “שטות” come from?

שטות (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew שְׁטוּת — nonsense.

שטות (Yiddish): foolishness

Definitions

  1. foolishness

Ancestry of “שטות”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשְׁטוּתnonsense

Words derived from “שטות”

  • shtus
  • bestusst
  • Stuss
  • שטותערײַ
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