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PeterLPZ

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Das Wetter war super dieses Wochenende. Nicht eine Wolke war zu sehen. Heute waren wir am Cospundener See im Süden von Leipzig und es war traumhaft. Blauer Himmel, blaues Wasser und bunte Bäume. So ist der Herbst wirklich schön.
 

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Entschuldigung for marching into your thread, but I have question about something German, and what better place to ask it than here, eh?

I've always wondered, I know that Weihnachten means Christmas, but what does the 'weih' in Weihnachten mean? I know that 'nacht' means night, so I get that part.
 

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"Weih" means... nothing. It is just a part of a word, but it hasn't any meaning. And "Nachten" isn't also 100% a real word. "Nacht" is a word, but "Nachten" isn't. The plural of "Nacht" is "Nächte". So... The word "Weihnachten" don't make much sense :lol:
 

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Haha how weird! It probably means something though but the original meaning of the word has been lost through history?

The Swedish word for Christmas is "Jul", which dates back to pagan times when it was still a heathen holiday. No one knows exactly where it comes from or what the original meaning of the word is, but you'll find it all across the Northern European countries as the word for Christmas (Jul in Danish and Norwegian, Jól in Icelandic and Faroese, Joulu in Finnish and Jõulud in Estonian).
 

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Diesen Monat??? Ich hab die ersten Sachen im September im Supermarkt gesehen :mrgreen:
 

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I don't speak German, but I can if you like. Ich schleiban austa be clair, es kumpent madre monstere, aus be aus can be flaugen begun be uske but bair.
 

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"Weih" means... nothing. It is just a part of a word, but it hasn't any meaning. And "Nachten" isn't also 100% a real word. "Nacht" is a word, but "Nachten" isn't. The plural of "Nacht" is "Nächte". So... The word "Weihnachten" don't make much sense :lol:

???

Weih = geweiht = holy

And Nachten is archaic for Nacht, so it means "Holy Night". ;)
 

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Öhm. Geweihte Nacht. Naja, ok xD

Ich schleiban austa be clair, es kumpent madre monstere, aus be aus can be flaugen begun be uske but bair.

What's that? o_o
 
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