Yiddish

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Etymology

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Most likely Belarusian го́йдаць (hójdacʹ) and/or Ukrainian гойда́ти (hojdáty) +‎ ־ען (-en), apparently of onomatopoeic origin. Compare also Slovak hojdať (to rock, to swing). Semantically, derived from Belarusian гайда́цца (hajdácca) and Ukrainian гойда́тися (hojdátysja).

Verb

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הוידען (hoyden) (past participle געהוידעט (gehoydet))

  1. (reflexive) to swing

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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