Where does “בית דין” come from?
בית דין (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew בית, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan — to pull, to draw; to lead.
בית דין (Hebrew): tribunal, court; beth din, Jewish rabbinical...
Definitions
- tribunal, court; beth din, Jewish rabbinical...
Ancestry of “בית דין”, step by step
בית דין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew בית
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | בית | house; stanza; Temple |
| 2 | English | byte | A short sequence of bits that can be operated on... |
| 3 | English | bite | To cut into something by clamping the teeth; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | biten | to bite |
| 5 | Old English | betēon | to cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,... |
| 6 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 7 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Hebrew דין
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | דין | law; logical argument; defective spelling of דיין |