Etymology

shammes

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Yiddish שמשׂ ← Hebrew שמש
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromשמש
  2. Yiddish · derived fromשמשׂ
  3. English todayshammes

From Yiddish שמשׂ (shames), from Hebrew שמש (shamásh). Doublet of shamash.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.