Pfinztag, m., ‘Thursday,’ from MidHG. pfinztac; a word peculiar to Bav.-Austr., based on Goth. *pinta, equiv. to Gr. πέμπτη (Mod. Gr. πέφτη), ‘Thursday.’ It seems to have been introduced by Arians with Pfingsten and Samstag (see also Kirche and Pfaffe); comp. OSlov. pętŭkŭ, ‘Friday.’