English
mashugana
Mashugana comes from Yiddish משוגענער ‘madman, lunatic’, from משוגע ‘crazy’, and ultimately from Hebrew שיגע ‘to drive insane’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentשיגעshigéa‘to drive insane’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentמשוגעm'shugá
- Yiddishmodernsame formmeshuge‘crazy’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernמשוגענערmeshugener‘madman, lunatic’
- Englishtodaymashugana
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentשיגעshigéa‘to drive insane’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentמשוגעm'shugá
- Yiddishmodernsame formmeshuge‘crazy’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernמשוגענערmeshugener‘madman, lunatic’
- Englishtodaymashugana
Every English word from Hebrew שיגע
Today it means
noun nonsense; silliness; craziness; garbage
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew שיגע / mashugana