kibbutz

Where does the word "kibbutz" come from? It comes from Hebrew kibbutz, and was adopted directly into English (1930s).

Kibbutz’s story begins in Hebrew: kibbutz meant “a gathering, a collective community.” Literally a gathering, a collective farming community in Israel. It reached English by 1930s as kibbutz. Degania, founded in 1910 by the Sea of Galilee, was the first. Today, kibbutz means a communal settlement in Israel, traditionally based on agriculture.

1. Stage 1 · Hebrew · 1900s kibbutz "a gathering, a collective community", literally a gathering, a collective farming community in Israel.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1930s kibbutz "an Israeli collective community, especially a farming settlement", Degania, founded in 1910 by the Sea of Galilee, was the first.