English
borscht
Borscht may come from Yiddish באָרשט ‘borscht (beet soup)’.
- Yiddishmodernבאָרשטborsht‘borscht (beet soup)’uncertain
- Englishtodayborscht
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Yiddishmodernבאָרשטborsht‘borscht (beet soup)’uncertain
- Englishtodayborscht
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- ‘tip, top’
far, brush, beard, prod, braid, bristle, fash, farro, 16 more
Today it means
noun A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Yiddish באָרשט / borscht