Where does “donderdag” come from?
donderdag (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch donresdach, from Old Dutch thonaresdag, from Proto-Germanic *Þunras dag, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
donderdag (Dutch): Thursday
Definitions
- Thursday
Ancestry of “donderdag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | donresdach | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | thonaresdag | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Þunras dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | dies iovis | Thursday |
| 5 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |