Where does “kermis” come from?

kermis (Dutch) comes from Dutch kerk, from Dutch mis, from Middle Dutch mis — urine.

kermis (Dutch): funfair; fair

Definitions

  1. funfair; fair

Ancestry of “kermis”, step by step

kermis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
2Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
3Middle Dutchmisurine

via Middle Dutch kermisse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkermisse—

Words derived from “kermis”

Every word from Middle Dutch mis →