Where does “Karfreitag” come from?

Karfreitag (German) comes from Middle High German karvrītac, from Middle High German vrītac, from Old High German frīatag, from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag, from Latin dīēs Veneris, from Latin Veneris.

Karfreitag (German): Good Friday

Definitions

  1. Good Friday

Ancestry of “Karfreitag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankarvrītac—
2Middle High GermanvrītacFriday
3Old High GermanfrīatagFriday
4Proto-Germanic*Frījā dag—
5Latindīēs VenerisFriday
6LatinVeneris—
Every word from Latin Veneris →Every word from Latin dīēs Veneris →Every word from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag →