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Where does “שפֿל” come from?

שפֿל (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew שָׁפָל — low, humble.

שפֿל (Yiddish): shabby, crappy; humble

Definitions

  1. shabby, crappy; humble

Ancestry of “שפֿל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשָׁפָלlow, humble

Words derived from “שפֿל”

  • schofelig
  • schofel
  • sjofel
  • sjofel
  • שפֿלדיק
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