Where does “Montag” come from?
Montag (German) comes from Middle High German mōntac, from Old High German mānotag, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.
Montag (German): Monday
Definitions
- Monday
Ancestry of “Montag”, step by step
Montag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German mōntac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | mōntac | — |
| 2 | Old High German | mānotag | Monday |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |