Etymology of the English word shibboleth
the English word
shibbolethderived from the English word
Hebrewderived from the Old French word
Ebreuderived from the Church Latin word
Hebraeus (Hebrew, Jew; the Hebrews; Hebrew, Jewish)
derived from the Greek word
Hebraios, Ἑβραῖος (a Hebræan (Hebrew) or Jew)
derived from the Aramaic word
`ibhrayderived from the Hebrew word
`ibhriderived from the Aramaic word
'ibrayderived from the Hebrew word
'ibrîderived from the Aramaic word
ibra'iDate
The earliest known usage of shibboleth in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
