Where does “Sinterkerst” come from?
Sinterkerst (Dutch) comes from Dutch Kerst, from Middle Dutch kerst, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Sinterkerst (Dutch): Sinterklaas and Christmas, treated as a single holiday
Definitions
- Sinterklaas and Christmas, treated as a single holiday
Ancestry of “Sinterkerst”, step by step
Sinterkerst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Kerst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Kerst | Christ |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kerst | Christ |
| 3 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Dutch Sinterklaas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Sinterklaas | Saint Nicholas; folklore figure in the Low... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sinter clâes | Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas |