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Where does “samstäglich” come from?

samstäglich (German) comes from German Samstag, from Middle High German sameȥtac, from Old High German sambaȥtag, from Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉, from Koine Greek σάββατον, from Hebrew שבת, from Akkadian šapattum.

samstäglich (German): weekly on a Saturday

Definitions

  1. weekly on a Saturday

Ancestry of “samstäglich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSamstagSaturday
2Middle High Germansameȥtac—
3Old High Germansambaȥtag—
4Gothic𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉—
5Koine Greekσάββατον—
6HebrewשבתShabbat, Sabbath; weekly day of rest; Saturday;...
7Akkadianšapattum—
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