Where does “בעל־חלומות” come from?

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

בעל־חלומות (Yiddish): dreamer

Definitions

  1. dreamer

Ancestry of “בעל־חלומות”, step by step

בעל־חלומות traces back through 3 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 [[חלום

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish[[חלום

via Yiddish חלומות]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחלומות]]
Every word from Proto-Semitic baʿl-Every word from Hebrew בַּעַלEvery word from Yiddish בעל