The gown of the German academic dress is called "Talar" (with the accent on the second "a": talár; from Latin "talare" which means "to the ankles"). It can be traced back to the every day clothes of the scholars in the Middle Ages. The same word "Talar" is also used for the robes of Protestant (Lutheran) pastors and rabbis (not for judges or lawyers, their gowns are called "Robe"), although these gowns often differ more or less in cut, length, drapings, and sometimes even in colour (the gowns of the German Supreme Court are, e.g., completely dark red).