Etymograph

English

fusgeyer

Fusgeyer comes from Yiddish פֿוסגייער ‘wayfarer, footgoer’.

  1. Yiddishmodernפֿוסגייערfusgeyer‘wayfarer, footgoer’
  2. Englishtodayfusgeyer

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Yiddishmodernפֿוסגייערfusgeyer‘wayfarer, footgoer’
  2. Englishtodayfusgeyer

Every English word from Yiddish פֿוסגייער

Today it means

noun a Romanian Jew who emigrated from Romania to the United States in the early 20th century; so called because they travelled across Romania on foot before oftentimes being provided with train and ship tickets by charitable Jewish organizations once they reached the Austro-Hungarian border.

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Etymograph / Yiddish פֿוסגייער / fusgeyer

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