Where does “Totensonntag” come from?
Totensonntag (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.
Totensonntag (German): A holiday of remembering the dead, equivalent to the Catholic (and Anglican) All Souls' Day, kept by German Lutherans and Calvinists on the Sunday before the first Sunday of Advent (thus in late November)
Definitions
- A holiday of remembering the dead, equivalent to the Catholic (and Anglican) All Souls' Day, kept by German Lutherans and Calvinists on the Sunday before the first Sunday of Advent (thus in late November)
Ancestry of “Totensonntag”, step by step
Totensonntag traces back through 3 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 |
via German [[Toter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | [[Toter | — |
via German Tote]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tote]] | — |