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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.

Ouschterméindeg (Luxembourgish): Easter Monday

Definitions

  1. Easter Monday

Ancestry of “Ouschterméindeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishMéindegMonday
2Middle High Germanmēntac—
3Old High Germanmānotag—
4Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
5Latindies Lūnae—
6Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
7Ancient GreekΣέλας—
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →