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
- Christmas
Ancestry of “vánoční”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Vánoce | Christmas |
| 2 | German | weihnachten | To be nearly Christmas; to have a Christmassy... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wīhenahten | Christmas |
| 4 | Middle High German | ze den wīhen nahten | in the holy nights |