Etymology

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Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

Yiddish נץ החמה ← Hebrew הָנֵץ הַחַמָּה
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neitz · noun1

  1. Hebrew · derived fromהָנֵץ הַחַמָּה
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromנץ החמה
  3. English todayneitz

From Yiddish נץ החמה, from Hebrew הָנֵץ הַחַמָּה. The dropping of initial he is due to reanalysis of the initial portion (הָנֵץ) as being made up of two parts, ה־ (“definite article, the”) + נֵץ, rather than being the verbal noun of הֵנֵץ (with the he being a part of the hif'il binyan).

Neitz · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromNeitz
  2. English todayNeitz

Borrowed from German Neitz.

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