Where does “Pfingsten” come from?
Pfingsten (German) comes from Middle High German phingesten, from Ecclesiastical Latin pentecoste, from Koine Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός, from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
Pfingsten (German): Pentecost
Ancestry of “Pfingsten”, step by step
Words derived from “Pfingsten”