Where does “באָזבערל” come from?
באָזבערל (Yiddish) comes from Polish beż, from French beige, from Middle French beige, from Old French bege, from Vulgar Latin bysseus, from Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος, from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.
באָזבערל (Yiddish): elderberry
Definitions
- elderberry
Ancestry of “באָזבערל”, step by step
באָזבערל traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish beż
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | beż | beige |
| 2 | French | beige | beige |
| 3 | Middle French | beige | — |
| 4 | Old French | bege | color of undyed wool or cotton |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bysseus | cottony grey; cotton-coloured |
| 6 | Latin | byssus | byssus or sea silk |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βύσσος | flax; linen; Levant cotton |
| 8 | Hebrew | בּוּץ | byssus |