Where does “שורש” come from?

שורש (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew שורש, from Proto-Semitic *šurš- — root, wort.

שורש (Yiddish): Semitic root

Definitions

  1. Semitic root

Ancestry of “שורש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשורשroot; root of a Semitic word; to be rooted out
2Proto-Semitic*šurš-root, wort
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šurš- →