English
khazer
Khazer comes from Yiddish חזיר ‘pig’, and goes back to Hebrew חֲזִיר.
- Hebrew1880s–presentחֲזִיר‘pig’
- Yiddishmodernחזירkhazer‘pig’
- Englishtodaykhazer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentחֲזִיר‘pig’
- Yiddishmodernחזירkhazer‘pig’
- Englishtodaykhazer
Every English word from Hebrew חֲזִיר
Today it means
noun A pig; a greedy person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew חֲזִיר / khazer