sambaztag

Old High German

Etymology

From Gothic *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (*sambatō), an alteration (possibly dialectal, via Byzantine Greek *σάμβατον (*sámbaton, “Sabbath”)) of earlier, biblical 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (sabbatō), from Koine Greek σάββατον (sábbaton), from Hebrew שבת (shabát), possibly from Akkadian 𒊭𒉺𒌅 (šapattu, “the middle day of the month”). Equivalent to sambaz +‎ tag.

Noun

sambaztag m

1. Saturday

Synonyms

• sunnūnābend

Descendants

• Middle High German: sameztac, sameʒtac, samʒtac
  • Alemannic German:
    • Swabian: Samschtig, Samschdich, Samschdig
    • Walser: samstag, ŝchamschtog, ŝchàmstàg
  • Bavarian:
    • Bavaria: Samsda
    • Carinthian: Somstog
    • Cimbrian: såntzta, samtak, zaastag
    • Mòcheno: sònsta
    • Styrian: Saumstog
    • Udinese: sònstach, sonstach, sonsti
  • Central Franconian:
    • Kölsch: Samsdach
  • German: Samstag
  • Luxembourgish: Samschdeg
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: Samschdaag