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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.

Ancestry of “montag”, step by step

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