Where does “Ouschterméindeg” come from?
Ouschterméindeg (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Méindeg, from Middle High German mēntac, from Old High German mānotag, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.
Ouschterméindeg (Luxembourgish): Easter Monday
Definitions
- Easter Monday
Ancestry of “Ouschterméindeg”, step by step
Ouschterméindeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Méindeg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Méindeg | Monday |
| 2 | Middle High German | mēntac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mānotag | Monday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |
via Luxembourgish Ouschteren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Ouschteren | Easter |
| 2 | Old High German | ōstara | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Austrǭ | springtime, Easter; a goddess of spring and... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |