אָרעווניק

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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(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

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אָרעווניק (orevnikm, plural אָרעווניקעס (orevnikes)

  1. hostage