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Where does “Pinksteren” come from?

Pinksteren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pinxteren, from Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός, from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.

Ancestry of “Pinksteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpinxteren—
2Latinpentēcostē—
3Ancient GreekπεντηκοστήPentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which...
4Ancient Greekπεντηκοστόςfiftieth
5Ancient Greekπεντήκονταfifty
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomth₂—
7Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt—

Words derived from “Pinksteren”

  • Pinkster
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