The story
- Hebrew · derived fromכֹּהֵן“priest”
- German · derived fromKohn
- English todayCohn
From German Kohn, from Konrad (“Conrad”). Popularized among Jews because of the phonetic similarity with Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “priest”). Compare Cohen.
Words from the same roots
Hebrewכֹּהֵן all →
cohen
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.