Where does “Weihnachtsgedicht” come from?
Weihnachtsgedicht (German) comes from German Gedicht, from Middle High German getiht, from Middle High German tihten, from Old High German dihtōn — to compose (a poem).
Weihnachtsgedicht (German): Christmas poem
Definitions
- Christmas poem
Ancestry of “Weihnachtsgedicht”, step by step
Weihnachtsgedicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gedicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gedicht | poem |
| 2 | Middle High German | getiht | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | tihten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | dihtōn | to compose (a poem) |
via German weihnachten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weihnachten | To be nearly Christmas; to have a Christmassy... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīhenahten | Christmas |
| 3 | Middle High German | ze den wīhen nahten | in the holy nights |