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
- shul, synagogue
Ancestry of “בית־הכּנסת”, step by step
בית־הכּנסת 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 |
via Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | כְּנֶסֶת | congregating, meeting |