הענטשקע
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German hentsche, contraction of hantschuoch, from hant (whence האַנט (hant, “hand”)) + schuoch (whence שוך (shukh, “shoe”)). Compare the same in Luxembourgish Händsch, Middle Dutch hansche. See also uncontracted German Handschuh, modern Dutch handschoen.
Noun
[edit]הענטשקע • (hentshke) f, plural הענטשקעס (hentshkes)
- glove (item of clothing)