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TerranC said:
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Renegade 13 said:
Kvetch was originally a Russian word. Unless my memory is failing me again...
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I thought it was Hebrew/Yiddish.
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My dictionary says... [Mid-20th century. Via Yiddish kvetsh (noun) and kvetshn (verb) from German Quetsche “crusher” and quetschen “to crush, squeeze.”]