Where does “kasher” come from?

kasher (English) comes from Yiddish כּשרן, from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר — kosher.

kasher (English): To render kosher

Definitions

  1. To render kosher

Ancestry of “kasher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishכּשרןto kasher; to render food kosher
2Hebrewכָּשֵׁרkosher
Every word from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר →Every word from Yiddish כּשרן →