Where does “Vánoce” come from?

Vánoce (Czech) comes from German weihnachten, from Middle High German wīhenahten, from Middle High German ze den wīhen nahten — in the holy nights.

Vánoce (Czech): Christmas

Definitions

  1. Christmas

Ancestry of “Vánoce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanweihnachtenTo be nearly Christmas; to have a Christmassy...
2Middle High GermanwīhenahtenChristmas
3Middle High Germanze den wīhen nahtenin the holy nights

Words derived from “Vánoce”

Every word from Middle High German ze den wīhen nahten →Every word from Middle High German wīhenahten →Every word from German weihnachten →