Where does “Wednesday” come from?
Wednesday derives from Middle English Wodnesdei, from Old English wōdnesdæġ, from Proto-Germanic Wōdanas dagaz, literally "day of Wōdanaz," the chief Germanic god.
Wednesday (English): The fourth day of the week in many religious...
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- The fourth day of the week in many religious...
Ancestry of “Wednesday”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Wednesday | Wednesday fourth day of the week |
| 2 | Old English | wōdnesdæġ | Wednesday |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Wōdanas dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | diēs Mercuriī | Wednesday |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सौम्यवार | Wednesday |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |