Where does “Jahrmarkt” come from?
Jahrmarkt (German) comes from Middle High German jārmarket, from Old High German jarmarkat, from Old High German marchāt, from Late Latin marcatus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Jahrmarkt (German): fair, funfair
Definitions
- fair, funfair
Ancestry of “Jahrmarkt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | jārmarket | — |
| 2 | Old High German | jarmarkat | fair, annual fair, yearly 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 |