Where does “שבת” come from?

שבת (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

שבת (Yiddish): Saturday; Sabbath, Shabbat

Definitions

  1. Saturday; Sabbath, Shabbat

Ancestry of “שבת”, step by step

שבת traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew שַׁבָּת

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
2Akkadianšapattum15

via Biblical Hebrew שַׁבָּת

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath

Words derived from “שבת”

Every word from Akkadian šapattum →Every word from Hebrew שַׁבָּת →