| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? 03:56 - Jun 21 with 5671 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?
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| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 06:39 - Jun 21 with 5638 views | JimmyGilligan |
It's German |  | | |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 07:28 - Jun 21 with 5623 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 5586 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 5555 views | squarebear |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 08:12 - Jun 21 by WarwickHunt |
It’s usually schtum and it’s Yiddish from stumm which is German for silent. |
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 5527 views | WarwickHunt |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 08:49 - Jun 21 by squarebear |
Yeah, Yiddish would've been my guess
(But you beat me to it). |
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| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 09:14 - Jun 21 with 5524 views | Professor |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 08:12 - Jun 21 by WarwickHunt |
It’s usually schtum and it’s Yiddish from stumm which is German for silent. |
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 5512 views | oldcob |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 08:12 - Jun 21 by WarwickHunt |
It’s usually schtum and it’s Yiddish from stumm which is German for silent. |
Is the right answer. | | | |
| Is 'shtum' a Welsh word? And do you know what it means? on 10:40 - Jun 21 with 5450 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 5344 views | TNT |
Glyn, maybe you're thinking of, 'Ca' dy shol'.  | |
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