Where does “Montagvormittag” come from?
Montagvormittag (German) comes from German Vormittag, from German Mittag, from Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
Montagvormittag (German): Monday morning (time before noon)
Definitions
- Monday morning (time before noon)
Ancestry of “Montagvormittag”, step by step
Montagvormittag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vormittag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vormittag | mid-morning, late morning, forenoon |
| 2 | German | Mittag | noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mittetac | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mittitac | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mitti | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via German montag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | montag | Monday |
| 2 | Middle High German | mōntac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mānotag | Monday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |