Where does “Ježíšek” come from?
Ježíšek (Czech) comes from Czech Ježíš, from Old Czech Ježúš, from Middle High German Jesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע — Salvation; Hosea.
Ježíšek (Czech): the Christ child; a representation of Baby Jesus who traditionally is seen as a gift-giver at Christmas in the Czech Republic
Definitions
- the Christ child; a representation of Baby Jesus who traditionally is seen as a gift-giver at Christmas in the Czech Republic
Ancestry of “Ježíšek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Ježíš | Jesus |
| 2 | Old Czech | Ježúš | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | Jesus | Jesus |
| 4 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 6 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 7 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 8 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 9 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |