English
kosher
Kosher comes from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר.
- Hebrew1880s–presentכָּשֵׁרkashér
- Yiddishmodernכּשרkosher
- Englishearliest quotation 2007kosher
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentכָּשֵׁרkashér
- Yiddishmodernכּשרkosher
- Englishearliest quotation 2007kosher
Earliest quotation: 2007, Howard G. Goldberg, A Tour of Israel, Bottle by Bottle: “Admirers of Israel’s kosher and nonkosher wines need the…”
Every English word from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר
Today it means
adj Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew כָּשֵׁר / kosher