Etymograph

English

Shylock

Shylock may come from Hebrew שלח ‘to send: cause to go’.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentשלח‘to send: cause to go’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayShylock

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentשלח‘to send: cause to go’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayShylock

The story

Possibly derived from Hebrew שלח (Šélaḥ, the grandson of Shem), or Old Saxon skīr-lokk (‘white-haired’), referring to goldsmiths and scriveners. It may also be derived from Michael Lok and an archaic meaning of shy (‘untrustworthy’).

Every English word from Hebrew שלח

Today it means

name A moneylender (Jewish stereotype) in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

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

Etymograph / Hebrew שלח / Shylock

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