Where does “Pfingsttag” come from?
Pfingsttag (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.
Pfingsttag (German): Pentecost
Definitions
- Pentecost
Ancestry of “Pfingsttag”, step by step
Pfingsttag 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 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 |