Where does “jierdeifeest” come from?
jierdeifeest (West Frisian) comes from Dutch feest, from Middle Dutch fêeste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.
jierdeifeest (West Frisian): birthday party
Definitions
- birthday party
Ancestry of “jierdeifeest”, step by step
jierdeifeest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch feest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | feest | party; feast; celebration |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | fêeste | feast, holiday |
| 3 | Old French | feste | party; celebration; feast |
| 4 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 6 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 7 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |