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Where does “maandag” come from?

maandag (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “maandag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmanendach—
2Old Dutchmānendag—
3Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
4Latindies Lūnae—
5Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
6Ancient GreekΣέλας—

Words derived from “maandag”

  • Maandag
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →