Yiddishkeit

noun

Yid·​dish·​keit

-shˌkīt

plural -s

: Jewish character or quality : Jewish way of life : jewishness

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish yidishkeyt, from yidish, adjective, Jewish (from Middle High German jüdisch) + -keyt -hood, from Middle High German -keit, alteration of -heit, from Old High German

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