Where does “Dienstag” come from?
Dienstag (German) comes from Middle Low German dingesdach, from Old Saxon thingesdag, from Proto-Germanic *þingas-dagaz.
Dienstag (German): Tuesday
Definitions
- Tuesday
Ancestry of “Dienstag”, step by step
Dienstag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German dingesdach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | dingesdach | Tuesday |
| 2 | Old Saxon | thingesdag | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *þingas-dagaz | — |
via Middle Dutch dinsendach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dinsendach | — |