Where does “אדוני” come from?

אדוני (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew אדוני, from Hebrew אדון, from Proto-Semitic ʾadan- — to rule, judge.

אדוני (Yiddish): lord; mister

Definitions

  1. lord; mister

Ancestry of “אדוני”, step by step

אדוני traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew אדוני

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאדוניsir, my lord
2Hebrewאדוןlord; Mr
3Proto-Semiticʾadan-to rule, judge

via Hebrew אֲדוֹנָי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאֲדוֹנָיsir, my lord
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾadan-Every word from Hebrew אדוןEvery word from Hebrew אדוני