Where does “בית־מדרש” come from?
בית־מדרש (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־מדרש (Yiddish): beth hamidrash place of Torah study and prayer
Definitions
- beth hamidrash place of Torah study and prayer
Ancestry of “בית־מדרש”, step by step
בית־מדרש 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 |