English
Schatz
Schatz comes from Hebrew שליח ‘emissary, envoy, proxy, agent’, and goes back to שָׁלַח ‘to send’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentשָׁלַחshalákh‘to send’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentשליח‘emissary, envoy, proxy, agent’
- EnglishtodaySchatz
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentשָׁלַחshalákh‘to send’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentשליח‘emissary, envoy, proxy, agent’
- EnglishtodaySchatz
Every English word from Hebrew שָׁלַח
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew שָׁלַח / Schatz