English Online Dictionary. What means abraham? What does abraham mean?
Gothic
Romanization
abraham
- romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌼
Middle Low German
Etymology
Likely connected to Biblical figure Abraham and derogatory/stereotypical in origin, regarding the connection between Jewish people and moneylending.
Noun
abraham m
- coat-bag, bag (mantelsack?)
- money-bag, cash-box
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
- Lübben, August und Christoph Walther Mittelniederdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Vol II, 1888. Published by Norden und Leipzig.