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Where does “Donneschdeg” come from?

Donneschdeg (Luxembourgish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Donneschdeg (Luxembourgish): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “Donneschdeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandonerstac—
2Old High Germandonarestag—
3Proto-Germanic*Þunras dag—
4Latindies iovis—
5Latindiēs—
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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