Where does “Gedenktag” come from?
Gedenktag (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
Gedenktag (German): anniversary
Definitions
- anniversary
Ancestry of “Gedenktag”, step by step
Gedenktag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tag | singular imperative of tagen |
| 2 | German | guten Tag | hello, good day, good afternoon |
| 3 | Alemannic German | Tag | day |
| 4 | Middle High German | tac | Alternative form of tag |
| 5 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via German gedenken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gedenken | to remember, commemorate; to intend |
| 2 | Middle High German | gedenken | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gidenken | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *gaþankijan | — |