שייטל

Yiddish
שייטל

Etymology

From Middle High German scheitele, from Old High German sceitila, skeitila (“crest, summit, hill”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaidlu, *skaidilu (“top, crown, summit”), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt- (“to cut, part, separate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛɪ̯tɫ̩/

Noun

שייטל • (sheytl) n, plural שייטלען (sheytlen) or שייטלעך (sheytlekh)

  1. sheitel (wig worn by married Orthodox Jewish women)

Descendants
  • → English: sheitel
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