Where does “israel” come from?

israel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch israel, from Latin Isrāēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ, from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל — Israel.

Ancestry of “israel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchisrael—
2LatinIsrāēlIsrael, another name of the patriarch Jacob
3Ancient GreekἸσραήλIsrael
4HebrewיִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael

Words derived from “israel”

Every word from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ →Every word from Latin Isrāēl →