אָרעווניק

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

(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 edit

אָרעווניק (orevnikm, plural אָרעווניקעס (orevnikes)

  1. hostage