Where does “Sonntagmittag” come from?

Sonntagmittag (German) comes from German Mittag, from Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Sonntagmittag (German): Sunday noon

Definitions

  1. Sunday noon

Ancestry of “Sonntagmittag”, step by step

Sonntagmittag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mittag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMittagnoon, midday, late morning, early afternoon;...
2Middle High Germanmittetac
3Old High Germanmittitac
4Old High Germanmittimiddle
5Proto-Germanicmidjąmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via German Sonntag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSonntagSunday
2Middle High GermansunnentacSunday
3Old High GermansunnūntagSunday
4Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag
5Latindies Solissun's day
6Latinsōl
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos