English
Helfand
Helfand comes from Yiddish העלפֿאַנד ‘elephant’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἐλέφας.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐλέφαςeléphas‘elephant’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEelephantus‘an elephant’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hëlfant
- Yiddishmodernהעלפֿאַנדhelfand‘elephant’
- EnglishtodayHelfand
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐλέφαςeléphas‘elephant’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEelephantus‘an elephant’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hëlfant
- Yiddishmodernהעלפֿאַנדhelfand‘elephant’
- EnglishtodayHelfand
Linked words
through Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-
through Latin elephantus ‘an elephant’
Today it means
name A surname from Yiddish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐλέφας / Helfand