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Where does “Mondaach” come from?

Mondaach (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German māntac, from Old High German mānitag, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

Mondaach (Central Franconian): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “Mondaach”, step by step

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