Yiddish (ייִדיש, יידיש or אידיש, yidish or idish, pronounced [ˈ(j)ɪdɪʃ], lit. 'Jewish'; ייִדיש-טײַטש, Yidish-Taytsh, lit. 'Judeo-German') is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews.It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a High German-based vernacular fused with many elements ...

These English words of Yiddish origin, except as noted, are in the online editions of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (AHD), or the Merriam-Webster dictionary (MW). The parentheses-enclosed information at the end of each word's entry starts with the original Yiddish term in Hebrew script, the Latin script …

Yiddish ייִדיש Pays États-Unis , Israël , Pologne , Ukraine , Tchéquie , Slovaquie , Hongrie , Biélorussie , Russie , Allemagne , France , Belgique , Canada , Brésil , Argentine , etc. Région Israël et diaspora juive . Fortes concentrations de locuteurs à New York (États-Unis), Bnei Brak (Israël), Anvers (Belgique) et Odessa (Ukraine). Nombre de locuteurs Yiddish de l'Est ...