The word 'golem' is originally from Yiddish 'goylem'

'Golem' is a word borrowed from Yiddish 'goylem'. The word entered the English language some time around 1897.

golem [noun] [1897]

• an artificial human being in Hebrew folklore endowed with life
• something or someone resembling a golem
• as
• automaton
• blockhead

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Etymology: Yiddish 'goylem' from Hebrew 'gōlem' shapeless mass

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