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Where does “montäglich” come from?

montäglich (German) comes from German montag, 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.

montäglich (German): weekly on the first day of the week

Definitions

  1. weekly on the first day of the week

Ancestry of “montäglich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmontag—
2Middle High Germanmōntac—
3Old High Germanmānotag—
4Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
5Latindies Lūnae—
6Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
7Ancient GreekΣέλας—
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →