Where does “Pfingstmontag” come from?
Pfingstmontag (German) comes from German Pfingsten, 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.
Pfingstmontag (German): Whit Monday, Pentecost Monday
Definitions
- Whit Monday, Pentecost Monday
Ancestry of “Pfingstmontag”, step by step
Pfingstmontag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pfingsten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pfingsten | Pentecost |
| 2 | Middle High German | phingesten | — |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pentecoste | Alternative letter-case form of Pentēcostē |
| 4 | Koine Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |
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 |