Yiddish question: "sudenyu"

[Robert A. Rothstein]

Laura Kline wrote:

> Dear All,
> Does anyone happen to know the etymology of the Yiddish word for
feast,
> "sudenyu?"

        The word _sudenyu_ is a diminutive of the Yiddish word _sude_
(feast), which comes from the post-Biblical Hebrew word for feast,
_sudo_
(sof-ayin-vov-daled-hey), probably derived from a root meaning "support,

sustain."  The suffix _-enyu_ (cf. _gotenyu_ 'dear God', _zunenyu_ 'my
sweet
son', etc.) is one of many Slavic contributions to Yiddish.
        _Sudenyu_ appears prominently in a cumulative
question-and-answer
folksong, "Vos vet zayn az meshiakh vet kumen?" (What Will Happen When
the
Messiah Comes?), in which the rabbi (addressed as "rebenyu") answers
that
when the Messiah comes, "we will have a feast."

        Bob Rothstein

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