Etymograph

English

Pinkster

Pinkster comes from Dutch Pinkster, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή ‘Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot’, 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 BCEπεντηκοστήpentēkostḗ‘Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot’
  5. Dutchc. 1500–presentPinkster
  6. 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 BCEπεντηκοστήpentēkostḗ‘Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot’
  5. Dutchc. 1500–presentPinkster
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷēḱomth₂

Today it means

name Whitsuntide

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *penkʷēḱomth₂ / Pinkster

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