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- Hebrew · borrowed fromדֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ“way of the land”
- English todayderech eretz
Borrowed from Hebrew דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ (“way of the land”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
derech eretz
Today it means: Proper behavior; manners Full definition →
Hebrew דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ