Where does “Nationalfeiertag” come from?
Nationalfeiertag (German) comes from German national, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Nationalfeiertag (German): national day
Definitions
- national day
Ancestry of “Nationalfeiertag”, step by step
Nationalfeiertag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German national
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | national | national; nationwide, national; nationalist |
| 2 | French | national | national |
| 3 | French | nation | nation |
| 4 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 5 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 6 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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 |