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Where does “Wednesdayite” come from?

Wednesdayite (English) comes from English Wednesday, from Middle English Wednesday, from Old English wōdnesdæġ, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dag, from Latin diēs Mercuriī, from Sanskrit सौम्यवार, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Wednesdayite (English): Someone connected with Sheffield Wednesday...

Definitions

  1. Someone connected with Sheffield Wednesday...

Ancestry of “Wednesdayite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWednesdayThe fourth day of the week in many religious...
2Middle EnglishWednesdayWednesday
3Old EnglishwōdnesdæġWednesday
4Proto-Germanic*Wōdanas dag—
5Latindiēs Mercuriī—
6Sanskritसौम्यवार—
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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