Zilberschlag

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proper noun

A surname from Yiddish

OriginYiddish זילבערשלאָג →
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Meanings

proper nounZilberschlag (plural Zilberschlags)

plural Zilberschlags

  1. A surname from YiddishFirst known use 20th c.

Origin

  1. Yiddishשלאָג“strike”
  2. Yiddishזילבער“silver”
  3. Yiddishזילבערשלאָג
  4. EnglishZilberschlag

Borrowed from Yiddish זילבערשלאָג (zilbershlog), from Yiddish זילבער (zilber, “silver”) and Yiddish שלאָג (shlog, “strike”), from Middle High German.

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APA

Zilberschlag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zilberschlag

MLA

“Zilberschlag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zilberschlag. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zilberschlag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zilberschlag.

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