Where does “למשל” come from?

למשל (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew למשל, from Hebrew משל — allegory, fable, morality play; example; To rule,...

למשל (Yiddish): for example, e.g

Definitions

  1. for example, e.g

Ancestry of “למשל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלמשל—
2Hebrewמשלallegory, fable, morality play; example; To rule,...
Every word from Hebrew משל →Every word from Hebrew למשל →