Where does “Hochzeitsfeier” come from?

Hochzeitsfeier (German) comes from German Hochzeit, from German Zeit, from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Hochzeitsfeier (German): wedding

Definitions

  1. wedding

Ancestry of “Hochzeitsfeier”, step by step

Hochzeitsfeier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hochzeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHochzeitwedding, marriage; Both queens of clubs; used in...
2GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
3Middle High Germanzīttime
4Old High Germanzīttime
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via German feier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeierinflection of feiern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanvirecelebration
3Old High Germanfīracelebration
4Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →