שויב

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German schībe, from Old High German skība, from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, part, divide, separate”). Cognate with German Scheibe, Dutch schijf, English shive, sheave, skive, Old Norse skífa.

Noun

שויב • (shoyb) f, plural שויבן (shoybn)

1. shutter
2. pane (on a window)
3. (in the diminutive) eyeglass lens

Derived terms

• ווינטשויב f (vintshoyb, “windshield on a vehicle”)