When you hear 'eden' are you hearing English or Sumerian?

'Eden' is a word borrowed from Sumerian 'eden'. The word entered the English language some time before the 12th century.

eden [noun] [before 12th century]

• paradise
• the garden where according to the account in Genesis Adam and Eve first lived
• a place of pristine or abundant natural beauty

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note: The Hebrew word is likely borrowed from the Akkadian edinnu which in turn comes from the Sumerian eden meaning plain or steppe.
Etymology: Late Latin, from Hebrew 'ʽĒdhen'

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