Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German dingen, from Old High German dingōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þingōn (to hold a meeting), from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. Cognate with German dingen.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

דינגען (dingen) (past participle געדונגען (gedungen))

  1. to rent (occupy premises in exchange for rent)
  2. to hire (obtain the services of in return for fixed payment)
  3. (reflexive) to bargain

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “דינגען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN