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minus-squarealtasshetlinkfedilinkarrow-up44arrow-down1·4 days agoMy guess would be that the word made it into the English vocabulary via Yiddish.
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 days agoIt exists with different spellings in all the Scandinavian languages as well, borrowed from old Saxon.
My guess would be that the word made it into the English vocabulary via Yiddish.
It exists with different spellings in all the Scandinavian languages as well, borrowed from old Saxon.
Makes sense. Thx.