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Where does “שמוץ” come from?

שמוץ (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German smuz.

שמוץ (Yiddish): schmutz; dirt

Definitions

  1. schmutz; dirt

Ancestry of “שמוץ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansmuz—

Words derived from “שמוץ”

  • schmutz
  • schmutzy
  • שמוציק
Every word from Middle High German smuz →