Etymology of the English word harem
the English word
haremderived from the Turkish word
haremderived from the Arabic word
ḥarimderived from the Arabic word
ḥaramaderived from the Classical Arabic word
ḥarīmderived from the Arabic word
ḥaramderived from the Arabic word
harimDate
The earliest known usage of harem in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
harem, French
harem, German
Harem, Lithuanian
haremas, Norwegian
harem, Swedish
haremUsage
Word found in Modern English
