Do you know someone who is frequently “borrowing” small sums of money, or small items, without ever returning the favour? Although it’s probably inadvisable to directly call someone a Schnorrer, the verb form - schnorren - is often used light heartedly, for example when asking someone politely for something small. The word Schnorrer is one of the many German words with Yiddish heritage. Yiddish, the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews, emerged in southwestern Germany between the 9th and 12th centuries when Hebrew words became mixed with German. Kann ich mir eine Zigarette von dir schnorren?

Source: The Local November 21, 2019 09:55 UTC