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Where does “Maandag” come from?

Maandag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch maandag, from Middle Dutch manendach, from Old Dutch mānendag, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

Maandag (Afrikaans): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “Maandag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmaandagMonday
2Middle Dutchmanendach—
3Old Dutchmānendag—
4Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
5Latindies Lūnae—
6Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
7Ancient GreekΣέλας—
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →