Etymograph

English

Pfingsten

Pfingsten comes from German Pfingsten ‘Pentecost’, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός ‘fiftieth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷēḱomth₂.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*penkʷēḱomth₂reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπεντήκονταpentḗkonta‘fifty’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπεντηκοστόςpentēkostós‘fiftieth’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπεντηκοστή‘Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot’
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpentēcostē
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350phingesten
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentPfingsten‘Pentecost’
  8. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*penkʷēḱomth₂reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπεντήκονταpentḗkonta‘fifty’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπεντηκοστόςpentēkostós‘fiftieth’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπεντηκοστή‘Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot’
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpentēcostē
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350phingesten
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentPfingsten‘Pentecost’
  8. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷēḱomth₂

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *penkʷēḱomth₂ / Pfingsten

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