Where does “בית־הכּנסת” come from?

בית־הכּנסת (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.

בית־הכּנסת (Yiddish): shul, synagogue

Definitions

  1. shul, synagogue

Ancestry of “בית־הכּנסת”, step by step

בית־הכּנסת traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בית

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishביתbeth; house
2Hebrewביתhouse; stanza; Temple
3EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
4EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
5Middle Englishbitento bite
6Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
7Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
8Old Englishtēohan
9Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
10Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
11Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכְּנֶסֶתcongregating, meeting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan