Etymology

shidduch

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Today it means: A system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other. Full definition →

Yiddish שידוך ← Hebrew שִׁדּוּךְ
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromשִׁדּוּךְ“matchmaking”
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromשידוך
  3. English todayshidduch

Borrowed from Yiddish שידוך (shídekh), deriving from Hebrew שִׁדּוּךְ (shidúkh, “matchmaking”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.