Where does “Dinsdag” come from?

Dinsdag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dinsdag, from Middle Dutch dinsendach, from Proto-Germanic *þingas-dagaz.

Dinsdag (Afrikaans): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “Dinsdag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdinsdagTuesday
2Middle Dutchdinsendach—
3Proto-Germanic*þingas-dagaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *þingas-dagaz →Every word from Middle Dutch dinsendach →Every word from Dutch dinsdag →