Etymograph

English

Kotel

Kotel comes from Hebrew כֹּתֶל ‘wall’.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentכֹּתֶלkótel‘wall’
  2. EnglishtodayKotel

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentכֹּתֶלkótel‘wall’
  2. EnglishtodayKotel

Today it means

name The Western Wall.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hebrew כֹּתֶל / Kotel