English
hagalah
Hagalah comes from Hebrew הַגְעָלָה ‘hagalah, the act of cleaning and immersing…’, and goes back to הִגְעִיל ‘to purify by soaking in water’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentהִגְעִיל‘to purify by soaking in water’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentהַגְעָלָה‘hagalah, the act of cleaning and immersing non-kosher cookware and utensils in boiling…’
- Englishtodayhagalah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentהִגְעִיל‘to purify by soaking in water’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentהַגְעָלָה‘hagalah, the act of cleaning and immersing non-kosher cookware and utensils in boiling…’
- Englishtodayhagalah
Every English word from Hebrew הִגְעִיל
Today it means
noun The process of putting eating utensils into boiling water to kasher them.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew הִגְעִיל / hagalah