Where does “Donnerstagmorgen” come from?
Donnerstagmorgen (German) comes from German Donnerstag, from Middle High German donerstac, from Old High German donarestag, from Proto-Germanic *Þunras dag, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Donnerstagmorgen (German): Thursday morning
Definitions
- Thursday morning
Ancestry of “Donnerstagmorgen”, step by step
Donnerstagmorgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Donnerstag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Donnerstag | Thursday |
| 2 | Middle High German | donerstac | Thursday |
| 3 | Old High German | donarestag | Thursday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Þunras dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies iovis | Thursday |
| 6 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via German Mörgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mörgen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | morgen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | morgan | morning |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | morgan | Alternative form of *morgin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | murganaz | Alternative form of *murginaz; morning |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥kéno | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥Hko | to blink, twinkle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |