Grischtmunet

Pennsylvania German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of Grischt (“Christ”) +‎ Munet (“month”). This term comes from the fact that December is when Christmas takes place, which is called Grischtdaag in PA German.

Noun

Grischtmunet m

  1. December (month)

Calendar months: Yanuaar/Yenner, Febrewaar/Hanning, Matz, Aprill, Moi, Yuni, Yuli/Tschulei, Aaguscht, Sepdember, Oktower, Nowember, Dezember/Grischtmunet

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