Where does “בעל דין” come from?

בעל דין (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew בַּעַל, from Proto-Semitic baʿl- — lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...

בעל דין (Hebrew): litigant, party

Definitions

  1. litigant, party

Ancestry of “בעל דין”, step by step

בעל דין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew בַּעַל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבַּעַלmaster; master, owner; lord, master; Baal
2Proto-Semiticbaʿl-lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...

via Hebrew דִּין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewדִּיןlaw
Every word from Proto-Semitic baʿl- →Every word from Hebrew בַּעַל →