Where does “chermeză” come from?

chermeză (Romanian) comes from French kermesse, from Dutch kermis, from Dutch kerk, from Dutch mis, from Middle Dutch mis — urine.

chermeză (Romanian): open-air party, kirmess, fair

Definitions

  1. open-air party, kirmess, fair

Ancestry of “chermeză”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkermessefête
2Dutchkermisfunfair; fair
3Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
4Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
5Middle Dutchmisurine
Every word from Middle Dutch mis →Every word from Dutch mis →Every word from Dutch kerk →