Etymograph

English

sharon

Sharon comes from Tagalog sharon ‘wrapping or packing food for takeout’, and goes back to Hebrew שָׁרוֹן ‘the Sharon plain’.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentשָׁרוֹןšārōn‘the Sharon plain’
  2. Tagalogmodernsharon‘wrapping or packing food for takeout’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentשָׁרוֹןšārōn‘the Sharon plain’
  2. Tagalogmodernsharon‘wrapping or packing food for takeout’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

verb Wrapping leftover foods to take home from any kind of social function such as a birthday or wedding.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hebrew שָׁרוֹן / sharon