Where does “shabbos” come from?

shabbos (English) comes from Yiddish שבת, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

shabbos (English): Shabbat or shabbat

Definitions

  1. Shabbat or shabbat

Ancestry of “shabbos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishשבתSaturday; Sabbath, Shabbat
2HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
3Akkadianšapattum15
Every word from Akkadian šapattumEvery word from Hebrew שַׁבָּתEvery word from Yiddish שבת