Where does “אַלף־בית” come from?
אַלף־בית (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בית, 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 — to pull, to draw; to lead.
אַלף־בית (Yiddish): alphabet, especially the Hebrew alphabet
Definitions
- alphabet, especially the Hebrew alphabet
Ancestry of “אַלף־בית”, step by step
אַלף־בית traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish בית
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | בית | beth; house |
| 2 | Hebrew | בית | house; stanza; Temple |
| 3 | English | byte | A short sequence of bits that can be operated on... |
| 4 | English | bite | To cut into something by clamping the teeth; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | biten | to bite |
| 6 | Old English | betēon | to cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,... |
| 7 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 8 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |