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in reply to a message by Miss Claire
Question: The non-Jewish Golda is derived from Old English gold "gold". Do you think that the Yiddish Golda could be connected to the Old English Golda?
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
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It's very possible, since Old English and Old German are (if I'm not mistaken) connected too. The Yiddish name Golda is translated as Zahava ("golden") in Hebrew.
Although most words in Yiddish come from Old German and Hebrew, there are some things that are close to French, Italian, or even English ("woe is me" / "wei is mir").
~~ Claire ~~
Although most words in Yiddish come from Old German and Hebrew, there are some things that are close to French, Italian, or even English ("woe is me" / "wei is mir").
~~ Claire ~~
This message was edited 2/17/2005, 7:28 PM
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