smous

English

noun

Definitions

(chiefly) A peddler.
(chiefly) A Jew from Germany or Eastern Europe.

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans smous borrowed from Dutch, Flemish smous (Dutch breed of terrier) derived from Yiddish משה (Moses) derived from Hebrew (modern) מֹשֶׁה (Moses).

Origin

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

מֹשֶׁה

Gloss

Moses

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Moishe English
smous Dutch, Flemish
smoushond Dutch, Flemish
Μωσῆς Ancient Greek
Μωϋσῆς Ancient Greek
مُوسَى Arabic
smous Afrikaans
משה Yiddish
מֹשֶׁה Hebrew (modern)
משה Hebrew (modern)

Moishe