Etymology

Oktoberfest

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Today it means: A two-week public festival in Munich (Bavaria, southern Germany), held yearly in late September and early October, known especially for the large party tents in which revellers consume beer on long benches. Full definition →

German Oktoberfest ← Middle High German fëst ← Latin festum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Italic*oktō
  3. Latinoctō
  4. LatinOctōber
  5. Middle High Germanoctōber
  6. GermanOktober
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁stos
  10. Proto-Italic*θēstos
  11. Proto-Italic*fēstos
  12. Latinfēstus
  13. Latinfestum
  14. Middle High Germanfëst
  15. GermanFest
  16. GermanOktoberfest
  17. English todayOktoberfest

Borrowed from German Oktoberfest.

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