Where does “Kiermes” come from?
Kiermes (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German kirmesse, from Middle High German messe, from Old High German missa, from Latin missa, from Latin missum, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
Kiermes (Luxembourgish): fair, funfair, fête
Definitions
- fair, funfair, fête
Ancestry of “Kiermes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kirmesse | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | messe | mass |
| 3 | Old High German | missa | Mass |
| 4 | Latin | missa | Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | missum | accusative supine of mittō; inflection of... |
| 6 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |