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Where does “Méindeg” come from?

Méindeg (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German mēntac, from Old High German mānotag, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

Méindeg (Luxembourgish): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “Méindeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmēntac—
2Old High Germanmānotag—
3Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
4Latindies Lūnae—
5Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
6Ancient GreekΣέλας—

Words derived from “Méindeg”

  • Ouschterméindeg
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →