Where does “Dënschdeg” come from?
Dënschdeg (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle Low German dingesdach, from Old Saxon thingesdag, from Proto-Germanic *þingas-dagaz.
Dënschdeg (Luxembourgish): Tuesday
Definitions
- Tuesday
Ancestry of “Dënschdeg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | dingesdach | Tuesday |
| 2 | Old Saxon | thingesdag | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *þingas-dagaz | — |