Where does “Christkindlmarkt” come from?
Christkindlmarkt (German) comes from German Christkindl, from German Christkind, from German Christ, from Middle High German kristen, from Old High German kristāni, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Christkindlmarkt (German): Christmas market: Kris Kringle Mart
Definitions
- Christmas market: Kris Kringle Mart
Ancestry of “Christkindlmarkt”, step by step
Christkindlmarkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Christkindl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Christkindl | Christmas gift |
| 2 | German | Christkind | Christ Child |
| 3 | German | Christ | a Christian; Christ |
| 4 | Middle High German | kristen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kristāni | — |
| 6 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 7 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via German Markt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Markt | market; market town |
| 2 | Middle High German | market | market |
| 3 | Old High German | marchāt | market |
| 4 | Late Latin | marcatus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |