Where does “Sinterklas” come from?

Sinterklas (Indonesian) comes from Dutch Sinterklaas, from Middle Dutch sinter clâes — Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas.

Sinterklas (Indonesian): Sinterklaas Saint Nicholas in a folkloric incarnation, who gives presents to children on December 5 or 6

Definitions

  1. Sinterklaas Saint Nicholas in a folkloric incarnation, who gives presents to children on December 5 or 6

Ancestry of “Sinterklas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSinterklaasSaint Nicholas; folklore figure in the Low...
2Middle Dutchsinter clâesSaint Nicholas, Sinterklaas
Every word from Middle Dutch sinter clâes →Every word from Dutch Sinterklaas →
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