Where does “Jerusalem” come from?

Jerusalem comes from Latin Hierusalem, from Ancient Greek Ἱεροσόλυμα, from Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, a city name of uncertain ultimate origin.

Jerusalem (English): A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England

Definitions

A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England

Ancestry of “Jerusalem”, step by step

Jerusalem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French Jherusalem

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	Jherusalem	—
2	Late Latin	Ierusalem	—
3	Latin	Hierosolyma	Jerusalem
4	Ancient Greek	Ἰερουσαλήμ	—
5	Aramaic	יְרוּשְׁלֶם	—
6	Biblical Hebrew	יְרוּשָׁלַיִם	—

via Latin Hierusalem

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Hierusalem	Jerusalem

Words derived from “Jerusalem”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם →Every word from Aramaic יְרוּשְׁלֶם →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ →