Where does “שמשׂטע” come from?
שמשׂטע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שמשׂ, from Hebrew שמש, from Proto-Semitic śamš- — the Sun.
שמשׂטע (Yiddish): the wife of a sexton or synagogue caretaker
Definitions
- the wife of a sexton or synagogue caretaker
Ancestry of “שמשׂטע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שמשׂ | sexton, synagogue caretaker; candle used to light... |
| 2 | Hebrew | שמש | sun; servant; sexton |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | śamš- | the Sun |