Where does “Palm Sunday” come from?
Palm Sunday (English) comes from Old English sunnandæg, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Palm Sunday (English): The sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter
Definitions
- The sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter
Ancestry of “Palm Sunday”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sunnandæg | Sunday |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 3 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 4 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |