Where does “rebbe” come from?

Rebbe comes from Yiddish רבי, from Aramaic רבי, originally meaning "my master" or "teacher."

rebbe (English): The spiritual leader of a Chassidic Jewish...

Definitions

  1. The spiritual leader of a Chassidic Jewish...

Ancestry of “rebbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishרביrabbi
2Hebrewרביrabbi, spiritual teacher
3Hebrewרַבmaster, teacher, rabbi; master; master, rabbi
4Proto-Semiticrabb-to expand, to extend; lord, owner, chief;...
Every word from Proto-Semitic rabb- →Every word from Hebrew רַב →Every word from Hebrew רבי →
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