What hypothesis about Yiddish has been widely rejected?
Derived from Judaeo-Slavic
Derived from Martian
Derived from Proto-Indo-European
Derived from Ancient Egyptian
Answer
Derived from Judaeo-Slavic, a hypothesis about Yiddish's origins, has been widely rejected. Instead, it is now widely accepted that Yiddish evolved from Middle High German, with influences from Hebrew and Slavic languages.
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