Where does “maandagavond” come from?
maandagavond (Dutch) comes from Dutch maandag, 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 — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.
maandagavond (Dutch): Monday evening
Definitions
- Monday evening
Ancestry of “maandagavond”, step by step
maandagavond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch maandag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | maandag | Monday |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | manendach | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mānendag | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |
via Dutch avond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | avond | evening, night |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âvont | evening (starting an hour before sunset, considered the start of a new day) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | āvont | evening |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |