English
kasher
Kasher comes from Yiddish כּשרן ‘to kasher’, from כּשר ‘kosher’, and ultimately from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר.
- Hebrew1880s–presentכָּשֵׁרkashér‘kosher’
- Yiddishmodernכּשרkosher‘kosher’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernכּשרןkashern‘to kasher’
- Englishtodaykasher
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentכָּשֵׁרkashér‘kosher’
- Yiddishmodernכּשרkosher‘kosher’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernכּשרןkashern‘to kasher’
- Englishtodaykasher
Linked words
through Yiddish כּשר ‘kosher’
Today it means
verb to remove excess blood from by washing and salting
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew כָּשֵׁר / kasher