English
Zev
Zev comes from Hebrew זאב ‘wolf’, and goes back to Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb-.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ḏiʔb-‘wolf’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentזאבze'év‘wolf’
- EnglishtodayZev
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ḏiʔb-‘wolf’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentזאבze'év‘wolf’
- EnglishtodayZev
Linked words
through Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- ‘wolf’
Today it means
name A male given name from Hebrew found in the Jewish demographic
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- / Zev