Etymology of the English word sherbet
the English word
sherbetderived from the Turkish word
serbetderived from the Persian word
sharbatderived from the Arabic word
sharbahderived from the Arabic word
šarbaderived from the Arabic word
šaribaderived from the Ottoman Turkish word
sherbetderived from the Persian word
sharbatderived from the Arabic word
sharbahderived from the Arabic word
šarbaderived from the Arabic word
šaribaDate
The earliest known usage of sherbet in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Danish
sorbet, Dutch
sorbet, French
sorbet, German
SorbetUsage
Word found in Modern English
