English
judenrein
Judenrein comes from German judenrein ‘cleansed of Jews’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentjudenrein‘cleansed of Jews’literally ‘Jew clean’
- Englishtodaysame form
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Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentjudenrein‘cleansed of Jews’literally ‘Jew clean’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from German judenrein (“cleansed of Jews”, literally “Jew clean”).
Every English word from German judenrein
Today it means
adj "Clean of Jews", i.e. having no Jewish inhabitants (e.g. because they have been deported or killed).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German judenrein / judenrein