Where does “Himmelfardaag” come from?

Himmelfardaag (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German daag, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Himmelfardaag (Pennsylvania German): Ascension Day Christian holiday

Definitions

  1. Ascension Day Christian holiday

Ancestry of “Himmelfardaag”, step by step

Himmelfardaag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German daag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germandaagday
2Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Pennsylvania German Himmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanHimmelheaven
2Middle High Germanhimelsky
3Old High Germanhimilheaven, sky, ceiling
4Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →