Dreidel

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from Yiddish dreydl ; compare with German drehen ‘to turn’.

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Borrowed from Yiddish דריידל‎ (dreydl, “dreidel; spinning top”), probably a blend of דרייען‎ (dreyen, “to spin; to turn; to twist”) +‎ טרענדל‎ (trendl, “(dated) dreidel; spinning top”). דרייען(dreyen) is derived from Old High German drāen(“to turn; to twist”), from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną(“to turn; to twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-(“to turn; to rub; to drill, pierce”); and טרענדל(trendl) is derived from Middle High German trendel(“spinning top”), from Proto-Germanic *trandijaną(“to revolve, spin”). [1]