Where does “bris” come from?

bris (English) comes from Yiddish ברית, from Hebrew בְּרִית — covenant; alliance.

bris (English): Ritual male circumcision

Definitions

  1. Ritual male circumcision

Ancestry of “bris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבריתbris
2Hebrewבְּרִיתcovenant; alliance
Every word from Hebrew בְּרִית →Every word from Yiddish ברית →