English
kibitz
Kibitz comes from Yiddish קיבעצן.
- Yiddishmodernקיבעצןkibetsn
- Englishearliest quotation 2002kibitz
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Yiddishmodernקיבעצןkibetsn
- Englishearliest quotation 2002kibitz
Earliest quotation: 2002, Elisabeth Merrett, Storied Landscapes: A Journey: “[…] stayed in the dorm, although she lived in…”
Every English word from Yiddish קיבעצן
Today it means
verb To make small talk or idle chatter.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Yiddish קיבעצן / kibitz