| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? 03:56 - Jun 21 with 5788 views | Glyn1 |
I always thought that 'keeping shtum' was a Welsh word but I've just read it in a US crime novel and it jarred with me a little. Is this a US phrase or is the writer a Brit?
Where did it come from? | |
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| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 06:39 - Jun 21 with 5755 views | JimmyGilligan |
It's German | | | |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 07:28 - Jun 21 with 5740 views | Kilkennyjack |
Is ‘clec’ a welsh word ?
I had never realised. | |
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| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 08:12 - Jun 21 with 5703 views | WarwickHunt |
It’s usually schtum and it’s Yiddish from stumm which is German for silent. | | | |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 08:49 - Jun 21 with 5672 views | squarebear |
Yeah, Yiddish would've been my guess
(But you beat me to it). | | | |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 09:12 - Jun 21 with 5644 views | WarwickHunt |
Already. | | | |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 09:14 - Jun 21 with 5641 views | Professor |
Yep. Like schmaltz, schmuck,
Chutzpah and nosh. Yiddish-
Derived from Old German. | | | |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 09:18 - Jun 21 with 5629 views | oldcob |
Is the right answer. | | | |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 10:40 - Jun 21 with 5567 views | Catullus |
Although 'keep shtum' is considered a British phrase. | |
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| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 22:39 - Jun 21 with 5461 views | TNT |
Glyn, maybe you're thinking of, 'Ca' dy shol'.  | |
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