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Where does “sameȥtac” come from?

sameȥtac (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sambaȥtag, from Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉, from Koine Greek σάββατον, from Hebrew שבת, from Akkadian šapattum.

Ancestry of “sameȥtac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansambaȥtag—
2Gothic𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉—
3Koine Greekσάββατον—
4HebrewשבתShabbat, Sabbath; weekly day of rest; Saturday;...
5Akkadianšapattum—
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