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
Definitions
- Pentecost
Ancestry of “Pfingsten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | phingesten | — |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pentecoste | Alternative letter-case form of Pentēcostē |
| 3 | Koine Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |