Where does “Weihnachtskranz” come from?
Weihnachtskranz (German) comes from German Weihnacht, from Middle High German wīhenaht, from Middle High German naht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
Weihnachtskranz (German): Christmas wreath
Definitions
- Christmas wreath
Ancestry of “Weihnachtskranz”, step by step
Weihnachtskranz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Weihnacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weihnacht | Alternative form of Weihnachten |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīhenaht | Christmas |
| 3 | Middle High German | naht | night |
| 4 | Old High German | naht | night |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |