Where does “Kersfees” come from?
Kersfees (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kerstfeest, from Dutch feest, from Middle Dutch fêeste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus.
Kersfees (Afrikaans): Christmas
Definitions
- Christmas
Ancestry of “Kersfees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kerstfeest | Christmas |
| 2 | Dutch | feest | party; feast; celebration |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | fêeste | feast, holiday |
| 4 | Old French | feste | party; celebration; feast |
| 5 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 7 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 8 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |