Where does “bashert” come from?

bashert (English) comes from Yiddish באַשערט, from Yiddish באַשערן, from Middle High German beschern, from Old High German biskerren, from Proto-Germanic *skeran.

bashert (English): One's predestined soulmate; preordained, fated

Definitions

  1. One's predestined soulmate; preordained, fated

Ancestry of “bashert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבאַשערטpreordained, destined, fated
2Yiddishבאַשערןto preordain, destine
3Middle High Germanbeschernto preordain, destine, allot, distribute
4Old High Germanbiskerren—
5Proto-Germanic*skeran—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skeran →Every word from Old High German biskerren →Every word from Middle High German beschern →