Where does “Wiegenfest” come from?

Wiegenfest (German) comes from German fëst, from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

Wiegenfest (German): birthday

Definitions

  1. birthday

Ancestry of “Wiegenfest”, step by step

Wiegenfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fëst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst—
2Middle High Germanfëst—
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
5Proto-Italicfēstos—

via German wiege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwiegeinflection of wiegen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwigecradle
3Old High Germanwīga—
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →