Where does “Sonntagskleidung” come from?
Sonntagskleidung (German) comes from German Sonntag, from Middle High German sunnentac, from Old High German sunnūntag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Sonntagskleidung (German): churchgoing outfit; one's Sunday best
Definitions
- churchgoing outfit; one's Sunday best
Ancestry of “Sonntagskleidung”, step by step
Sonntagskleidung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sonntag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sonntag | Sunday |
| 2 | Middle High German | sunnentac | Sunday |
| 3 | Old High German | sunnūntag | Sunday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 6 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |