Yiddish
Yiddish (ייִדיש)
Yiddish (pronounced: /ˈjɪdɪʃ/) is a High German-derived language historically spoken by the Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a High German-based vernacular fused with elements taken from Hebrew and Aramaic as well as from Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages.
Etymology
The term "Yiddish" is derived from the Middle High German "Yidish-Taytsh" or "Jewish German". The term "Yidish-Taytsh" itself is an ethnolect of Middle High German, which was used by Ashkenazi Jews.
Related Terms
- Ashkenazi Jews: The group of Jews descended from the medieval Jewish communities of the Rhineland in the west of Germany.
- High German: The group of dialects that forms the High German languages, which include standard German.
- Hebrew: A Semitic language of the Northern Central group; it is the only living Canaanite language left, and the only truly successful example of a revived dead language.
- Aramaic: A language or group of languages belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afroasiatic language family.
- Slavic languages: The Indo-European languages spoken by the Slavic peoples.
- Romance languages: The modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin between the third and eighth centuries.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Yiddish
- Wikipedia's article - Yiddish
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