The Hebrew Origins of "Break a Leg"

Wow! That's fascinating. The German and English expressions both make sense now.

יש דיבור שזה הגיע לגרמנית דרך הדיאלעקט הבווארי ולא ישירות מהיידיש

נראה לי יותר סביר שזה בתיווך Rotwelsch אבל אולי.

I don’t find this so plausible

There are other theories you might find more plausible, but to me this one makes the most sense

לא הבנתי איך "הצלוחה וברוכה" (יידיש) הפך לביטוי הגרמני. האם הביטויים נשמעים דומים?

Okay, and there I was thinking that actors said it to one another because when one breaks a leg, they are placed in a cast… and actors want to be in the cast of a production. 🤷‍♂️

That's hilarious. But I'm familiar that people wish each other ברכה והצלחה not the other way around.

Seems like a bit of a stretch. What I heard about it was that in order not to encourage evil eye, people would wish a bad thing to the person going on stage