Where does “vánoční” come from?

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

vánoční (Czech): Christmas

Definitions

  1. Christmas

Ancestry of “vánoční”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechVánoceChristmas
2GermanweihnachtenTo be nearly Christmas; to have a Christmassy...
3Middle High GermanwīhenahtenChristmas
4Middle High Germanze den wīhen nahtenin the holy nights
Every word from Middle High German ze den wīhen nahtenEvery word from Middle High German wīhenahtenEvery word from German weihnachten
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