Where does “Sundayness” come from?
Sundayness (English) comes from English sunday, from Middle English Sonday, from Old English sunnandæg, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Sundayness (English): The quality of being a Sunday, or like a Sunday
Definitions
- The quality of being a Sunday, or like a Sunday
Ancestry of “Sundayness”, step by step
Sundayness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sunday
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sunday | The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday |
| 2 | Middle English | Sonday | Sunday first day of the week |
| 3 | Old English | sunnandæg | Sunday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 6 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |