English
gvir
Gvir comes from Hebrew גְּבִיר.
- Hebrew1880s–presentגְּבִירgvir
- Yiddishmodernגבֿירgvir, gevir
- Englishearliest quotation 1994gvir
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentגְּבִירgvir
- Yiddishmodernגבֿירgvir, gevir
- Englishearliest quotation 1994gvir
Earliest quotation: 1994, A. Engler Anderson, Why are Hasidim speaking for all Orthodox?: “They are EXTREMELY powerful in the movement as a…”
Every English word from Hebrew גְּבִיר
Today it means
noun A wealthy person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew גְּבִיר / gvir