English
Yid
Yid comes from Yiddish ייִד ‘Jew’, from Latin iūdaeus ‘Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος ‘Jew or Judean’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸουδαῖος‘Jew or Judean’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūdaeus‘Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people’
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050judeo
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350jüde‘a Jew’
- Yiddishmodernייִדyid‘Jew’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014Yid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸουδαῖος‘Jew or Judean’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūdaeus‘Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people’
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050judeo
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350jüde‘a Jew’
- Yiddishmodernייִדyid‘Jew’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014Yid
Earliest quotation: 2014, Bob Cook: “You're a fucking Jew, Grünbaum!” Frege yelled. “A miserable,…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος
Today it means
noun A Jew.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος / Yid