Where does “kermesse” come from?
kermesse (English) comes from English kirmess, from German Kirmes, from Middle High German kirmesse, from Middle High German messe, from Old High German missa, from Latin missa, from Latin missum, from Latin mittō — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
kermesse (English): Alternative form of kirmess
Definitions
- Alternative form of kirmess
Ancestry of “kermesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kirmess | An outdoor festival and fair, usually in a German... |
| 2 | German | Kirmes | fair, funfair |
| 3 | Middle High German | kirmesse | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | messe | mass |
| 5 | Old High German | missa | Mass |
| 6 | Latin | missa | Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | missum | accusative supine of mittō; inflection of... |
| 8 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |