Where does “dinsdag” come from?
dinsdag (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dinsendach, from Proto-Germanic *þingas-dagaz.
dinsdag (Dutch): Tuesday
Definitions
- Tuesday
Ancestry of “dinsdag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dinsendach | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *þingas-dagaz | — |