Where does “woensdagavond” come from?
woensdagavond (Dutch) comes from Dutch woensdag, from Middle Dutch woensdach, from Old Dutch wuodenesdag, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dag, from Latin diēs Mercuriī, from Sanskrit सौम्यवार, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
woensdagavond (Dutch): Wednesday evening
Definitions
- Wednesday evening
Ancestry of “woensdagavond”, step by step
woensdagavond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch woensdag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | woensdag | Wednesday |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | woensdach | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wuodenesdag | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Wōdanas dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | diēs Mercuriī | Wednesday |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सौम्यवार | Wednesday |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 9 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
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 | — |