Where does “Dingsdag” come from?

Dingsdag (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German dingesdach, from Old Saxon thingesdag, from Proto-Germanic *þingas-dagaz.

Dingsdag (German Low German): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “Dingsdag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low GermandingesdachTuesday
2Old Saxonthingesdag—
3Proto-Germanic*þingas-dagaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *þingas-dagaz →Every word from Old Saxon thingesdag →Every word from Middle Low German dingesdach →