Where does “sjekel” come from?

sjekel (Dutch) comes from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל, from Akkadian šiqlum, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

sjekel (Dutch): shekel, ancient Israelite unit of weight; shekel,...

Definitions

  1. shekel, ancient Israelite unit of weight; shekel,...

Ancestry of “sjekel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
2Akkadianšiqlumshekel
3Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯqlEvery word from Akkadian šiqlumEvery word from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל
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