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Kosher

3 stages from Hebrew to English.

Today it means food prepared in accordance with Jewish dietary law; informally, legitimate or proper
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Stage 1 of 3
kasher
Hebrew · ancient
"fit, proper"
meaning "fit" or "proper", according to Jewish dietary law
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Stage 2 of 3
kosher
Yiddish · medieval
"ritually fit food"
applied to food and practices meeting religious requirements
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Stage 3 of 3
kosher
English · 1800s-1900s
"food prepared according to Jewish dietary law"
adopted through Yiddish-speaking immigrant communities
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