Where does “kolmekuningapäev” come from?
kolmekuningapäev (Estonian) comes from German Dreikönigstag, from German tag, from German guten Tag, from Alemannic German Tag, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz — to burn; warm, hot.
kolmekuningapäev (Estonian): Epiphany annual Christian feast celebrating this event
Definitions
- Epiphany annual Christian feast celebrating this event
Ancestry of “kolmekuningapäev”, step by step
kolmekuningapäev traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dreikönigstag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dreikönigstag | Epiphany day, Twelfth Day |
| 2 | German | tag | singular imperative of tagen |
| 3 | German | guten Tag | hello, good day, good afternoon |
| 4 | Alemannic German | Tag | day |
| 5 | Middle High German | tac | Alternative form of tag |
| 6 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |