Where does “בעל־חובֿ” come from?

בעל־חובֿ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בעל, from Hebrew בַּעַל, from Proto-Semitic baʿl- — lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...

בעל־חובֿ (Yiddish): debtor person one owes a debt to

Definitions

  1. debtor person one owes a debt to

Ancestry of “בעל־חובֿ”, step by step

בעל־חובֿ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בעל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishבעלUsed to create compounds with Hebrew-origin nouns to create nouns referring to a person related to the noun
2Hebrewבַּעַלmaster; master, owner; lord, master; Baal
3Proto-Semiticbaʿl-lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...

via Yiddish חובֿ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחובֿdebt, obligation
Every word from Proto-Semitic baʿl- →Every word from Hebrew בַּעַל →Every word from Yiddish בעל →