Etymology

Yiddishist

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Today it means: A proponent of the Yiddish language and culture. Full definition →

Yiddish ייִדישיסט
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The story

  1. Yiddish · derived fromייִדישיסט“Yiddishist (person)”
  2. English todayYiddishist

From Yiddish ייִדישיסט (yidishist, “Yiddishist (person)”). By surface analysis, Yiddish + -ist.

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