Where does “Israels” come from?
Israels (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Israel, from Dutch Israël, from Middle Dutch israel, from Old Dutch israel, from Latin Isrāēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ, from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל — Israel.
Israels (Afrikaans): Israeli of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Definitions
- Israeli of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Ancestry of “Israels”, step by step
Israels traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans Israel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Israel | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Israël | Israel, Jacob mythological character |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | israel | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | israel | — |
| 5 | Latin | Isrāēl | Israel, another name of the patriarch Jacob |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰσραήλ | Israel |
| 7 | Hebrew | יִשְׂרָאֵל | Israel |
via Afrikaans s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | s | — |