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Yiddish, [a] historically Judeo-German, [11] [b] is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews.It originated in 9th-century [12]: 2 Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew (notably Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic.
This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English.There are differing approaches to the romanization of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet); thus, the spelling of some of the words in this list may be variable (for example, shlep is a variant of schlep, and shnozz, schnoz).
A pair of yods with a horizontal line under them, ײַ, represents the diphthong [aj] in standard Yiddish. The digraph consisting of a vov followed by a yod, וי, represents the diphthong [oj]. In traditional as well as in YIVO orthography, Loanwords from Hebrew or Aramaic in Yiddish are spelled as they are in their language of origin. In ...
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They traditionally speak Yiddish, [8] a language that originated in the 9th century, [9] and largely migrated towards northern and eastern Europe during the late Middle Ages due to persecution. [10] [11] Hebrew was primarily used as a literary and sacred language until its 20th-century revival as a common language in Israel.
According to researchers at ANU – Museum of the Jewish People, the name Klee originates from the Greek Kalonymos (Hebrew: קלונימוס), a translation of the Hebrew "shem tov" (שם טוב ) meaning "good name". Klee is documented as a Jewish surname in Alsace in France since the 18th century, along with similar names such as Kleemann. [5]
Zelig (Yiddish: זעליג, Hebrew: זליג) is a masculine given name and surname, meaning "blessed" in Yiddish. Variants of the name include Zelik (Yiddish: זעליק) and Selig (Yiddish: סעליג). The name is traditionally paired with the Hebrew name Asher. [1] [2] Notable people with the name include:
Velvel (Yiddish: װעלװעל; also spelled װעלװל, Velvl) is a Yiddish-language masculine given name, meaning "little wolf." It is a diminutive of the name Volf, and often paired with the Hebrew name Benjamin. Velvel is often used as a Yiddish form of William or Vladimir. [citation needed]