C20: probably from Yiddish, from Middle High German JudeJew
yid in American English
(jɪd)
noun
Jew
a very offensive term of contempt
Word origin
< Yiddish
yid in American English
(jɪd)
noun
slang, derogatory, offensive
a Jew
Word origin
[1885–90; ‹ Yiddish yidjew; cf. MHG jude, jüde]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, classified, foregut, roller coaster, seminar