English
Immanuel
Immanuel comes from Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל, from אֵל ‘God’, and ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʔil-.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ʔil-‘deity, god’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentאֵלʔel‘God’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentעִמָּנוּאֵלʿimanuʾél
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Immanuel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ʔil-‘deity, god’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentאֵלʔel‘God’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentעִמָּנוּאֵלʿimanuʾél
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Immanuel
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,…”
Every English word from Proto-Semitic *ʔil-
Today it means
name A figure whose birth is prophesied in the Book of Isaiah in the Bible.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *ʔil- / Immanuel