Where does “bris” come from?
bris (English) comes from Yiddish ברית, from Hebrew בְּרִית — covenant; alliance.
bris (English): Ritual male circumcision
Ancestry of “bris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | ברית | bris |
| 2 | Hebrew | בְּרִית | covenant; alliance |