Where does “Israel” come from?

Israel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Israël, from Middle Dutch israel, from Old Dutch israel, from Latin Isrāēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ, from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל — Israel.

Ancestry of “Israel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchIsraëlIsrael, Jacob mythological character
2Middle Dutchisrael
3Old Dutchisrael
4LatinIsrāēlIsrael, another name of the patriarch Jacob
5Ancient GreekἸσραήλIsrael
6HebrewיִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael

Words derived from “Israel

Every word from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל