Where does “בעצם” come from?

בעצם (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew בעצם, from Hebrew עצם, from Proto-Semitic ʕaṯ̣m- — bone.

בעצם (Yiddish): basically, intrinsically, fundamentally, as a...

Definitions

  1. basically, intrinsically, fundamentally, as a...

Ancestry of “בעצם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewבעצםActually, in fact; By ___self, on ___'s own,...
2Hebrewעצםbone; a thing, object; gist, essence
3Proto-Semiticʕaṯ̣m-bone
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʕaṯ̣m- →Every word from Hebrew עצם →Every word from Hebrew בעצם →