Etymology

Jewish hereness

Today it means: Synonym of doikeyt. Full definition →

Yiddish דאָיִקייט
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  1. Yiddish · semantic loan fromדאָיִקייט
  2. English todayJewish hereness

A semantic loan from Yiddish דאָיִקייט (doikeyt, from דאָיִק (doik, “here or local”) + ־קייט (-keyt, “-ness”)).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.