Where does “Sankt Veit” come from?

Sankt Veit (German) comes from German Sankt, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

Ancestry of “Sankt Veit”, step by step

Sankt Veit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sankt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Sankt	Saint: title given to a saint
2	Latin	sānctus	sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
3	Latin	Iacobus	Jacob; James; Saint James
4	Ancient Greek	Ἰάκωβος	—
5	Ancient Greek	Ἰακώβ	Jacob
6	Hebrew	יַעֲקֹב	Jacob
7	Hebrew	עָקֵב	heel of the foot; heel

via German Veit

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Veit	—
2	Latvian	vīt	to twist, wind; to wind, to wreathe; to twist, to...
3	Latin	Vitus	Given name, equivalent to Vitus

Words derived from “Sankt Veit”

Sankt Veiter

Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב →Every word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ →