The story
- Hebrew · derived fromחֶדֶר“room”
- Yiddish · borrowed fromחדר
- English todaycheder
From Yiddish חדר (kheyder), from Hebrew חֶדֶר (khéder, “room”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cheder
Today it means: An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew. Full definition →
Yiddish חדר ← Hebrew חֶדֶר