Where does “vianočný” come from?
vianočný (Slovak) comes from Slovak Vianoce, from German weihnachten, from Middle High German wīhenahten, from Middle High German ze den wīhen nahten — in the holy nights.
vianočný (Slovak): Christmas
Definitions
- Christmas
Ancestry of “vianočný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | Vianoce | Christmas |
| 2 | German | weihnachten | To be nearly Christmas; to have a Christmassy... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wīhenahten | Christmas |
| 4 | Middle High German | ze den wīhen nahten | in the holy nights |