Where does “בעל־מדרגה” come from?

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

בעל־מדרגה (Yiddish): person of high moral standing

Definitions

  1. person of high moral standing

Ancestry of “בעל־מדרגה”, step by step

בעל־מדרגה 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 מדרגה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמדרגהlevel
2Hebrewמַדְרֵגָהstep
Every word from Proto-Semitic baʿl- →Every word from Hebrew בַּעַל →Every word from Yiddish בעל →