Pasch
/pæʃ/noun
An archaic or literary term for Easter or Passover.
Did you know?Pasch comes from the same ancient line as Passover, ultimately tied to the Hebrew *Pesaḥ*, the feast that marked protection through blood and ritual night.
Etymological Timeline
Hebrew Bible
Heb
pesaḥ
“Passover; the passing over of the Israelites in Exodus”
Ancient Greek
Gk
páscha
“Passover, later the Christian Easter feast”
Latin
Lat
pascha
“Passover; Easter”
Old French
OF
pasque
“Easter”
Middle English
ME
pasch
“Passover; Easter”