Where does “Friday” come from?
Friday comes from Old English frīġedæġ, a compound whose exact meaning is uncertain but likely refers to the day of a Germanic goddess.
Friday (English): The sixth day of the week in many religious...
Definitions
- The sixth day of the week in many religious...
Ancestry of “Friday”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Friday | Friday sixth day of the week |
| 2 | Old English | frīġedæġ | Friday |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Frījā dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīēs Veneris | Friday |
| 5 | Latin | Veneris | — |