English
haimish
Haimish comes from Yiddish היימיש ‘domestic’, and goes back to Old High German heimisk.
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050heimisk
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350heimisch
- Yiddishmodernהיימישheymish‘domestic’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007haimish
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050heimisk
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350heimisch
- Yiddishmodernהיימישheymish‘domestic’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007haimish
Earliest quotation: 2007, A.O. Scott, A Film Festival for a Jewish World That Spans the Globe: “The subject matter covers everything from New York nightclubs…”
Every English word from Old High German heimisk
Today it means
adj homey, folksy
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old High German heimisk / haimish