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Where does “Saturdaying” come from?

Saturdaying (English) comes from English saturday, from Middle English Saterday, from Old English sæternesdæg, from Proto-West Germanic *Sāturnas dag, from Latin dies Saturni, from Sanskrit शनिवार, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Saturdaying (English): labour performed by citizens in their spare time...

Definitions

  1. labour performed by citizens in their spare time...

Ancestry of “Saturdaying”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsaturday—
2Middle EnglishSaterdaySaturday
3Old EnglishsæternesdægSaturday; the seventh day of the week
4Proto-West Germanic*Sāturnas dag—
5Latindies Saturniday of Saturn
6Sanskritशनिवारof the planet Saturn
7SanskritवारAlternative form of वाल; keeping back,...
8Sanskritवर"environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,...
9Sanskritवीरman, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,...
10Proto-Indo-Iranianwīrás—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
12Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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