Etymology

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Yiddish משוגענער
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromמשוגענער“lunatic”
  2. English todaymeshuggener

From Yiddish משוגענער (meshugener, “lunatic”, noun). Compare Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”).

Words from the same roots

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