אָרעווניק

Yiddish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) אָרעוו (orev, “surety, guarantor”) +‎ ־ניק (-nik, “-nik”). אָרעוו (orev) is borrowed from a Semitic language, ־ניק (-nik) from a Slavic one.

Noun

אָרעווניק • (orevnik) m, plural אָרעווניקעס (orevnikes)

  1. hostage
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