Where does “Hebrish” come from?
Hebrish (English) comes from English English, from French French, from English French, from Middle English French, from Old English Frenċisċ, from Old English Franca, from Proto-West Germanic frankō, from Proto-Germanic frankô — pole, stalk.
Hebrish (English): An informal hybrid language combining elements of Hebrew and English
Definitions
- An informal hybrid language combining elements of Hebrew and English
Ancestry of “Hebrish”, step by step
Hebrish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English English
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | English | Of or pertaining to England; English-language; of... |
| 2 | French | French | — |
| 3 | English | French | The people of France; groups of French people;... |
| 4 | Middle English | French | — |
| 5 | Old English | Frenċisċ | Frankish |
| 6 | Old English | Franca | Frank, Frenchman; a Frank |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | frankō | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |
via English Hebrew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hebrew | Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or... |
| 2 | Middle English | Ebreu | — |
| 3 | Old French | Ebreu | — |
| 4 | Latin | hebraeus | Hebrew, Jewish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἑβραῖος | Hebrew, Israelite; a Hebrew, Israelite |
| 6 | Aramaic | עִבְרַי | Hebrew |
| 7 | Hebrew | עִבְרִי | Hebrew |
| 8 | Hebrew | עבר | To pass, to cross; To move; To undergo,... |