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