English
Kinneret
Kinneret comes from Hebrew כנרת, from כינור ‘lyre’, and ultimately from Proto-Semitic *kinnār-.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*kinnār-‘lyre, harp’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentכינור‘lyre’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentכנרתkinéret
- EnglishtodayKinneret
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*kinnār-‘lyre, harp’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentכינור‘lyre’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentכנרתkinéret
- EnglishtodayKinneret
Every English word from Proto-Semitic *kinnār-
Today it means
name The Sea of Galilee.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *kinnār- / Kinneret