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Is schtum jidisch? The german word is stumm.
by jhoechtl 3y ago
Is schtum jidisch? The german word is stumm.
- nielsbot 3y agoWiktionary says it’s an alternate spelling of “shtum” https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shtum https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shtum (English, from Yiddish)
- SpecialistK 3y agoYes, it's been adopted in Cockney English from Yiddish influence.