English
lehavdil
Lehavdil comes from Hebrew לְהַבְדִּיל, and goes back to הִבְדִּיל ‘to separate, to distinguish’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentהִבְדִּילhivdíl‘to separate, to distinguish’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentלְהַבְדִּילl'havdílinfinitive of הִבְדִּיל
- Yiddishmodernלהבֿדילlehavd(i)l
- Englishtodaylehavdil
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentהִבְדִּילhivdíl‘to separate, to distinguish’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentלְהַבְדִּילl'havdílinfinitive of הִבְדִּיל
- Yiddishmodernלהבֿדילlehavd(i)l
- Englishtodaylehavdil
Every English word from Hebrew הִבְדִּיל
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew הִבְדִּיל / lehavdil