Where does “fine settimana” come from?
fine settimana (Italian) comes from English weekend, from English week, from Middle English wyke, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī — to see.
fine settimana (Italian): weekend
Definitions
- weekend
Ancestry of “fine settimana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weekend | The break in the working week, usually two days... |
| 2 | English | week | Any period of seven consecutive days; A period of... |
| 3 | Middle English | wyke | Alternative form of wikke; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 5 | German | witz | joke |
| 6 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |