Etymograph

English

Epstein

Epstein comes from German Epstein.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentEpstein
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Germanc. 1650–presentEpstein
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020same form

Earliest quotation: 2020, Gene Robke, Suspicious timing of deaths: “[Peter W.] Smith's suicide occurred three days before the…”

Every English word from German Epstein

Today it means

name A surname from German, notably borne by American-British sculptor Jacob Epstein and American sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein; variant form Eppstein.

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Etymograph / German Epstein / Epstein

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