Where does “dinsdags” come from?
dinsdags (Dutch) comes from Dutch dinsdag, from Middle Dutch dinsendach, from Proto-Germanic *þingas-dagaz.
dinsdags (Dutch): Tuesday
Definitions
- Tuesday
Ancestry of “dinsdags”, step by step
dinsdags traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dinsdag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dinsdag | Tuesday |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dinsendach | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *þingas-dagaz | — |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |