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Where does “Mëttwoch” come from?

Mëttwoch (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German mittewoche, from Old High German mittawehha, from Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas.

Mëttwoch (Luxembourgish): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “Mëttwoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmittewoche—
2Old High GermanmittawehhaWednesday
3Ecclesiastical Latinmedia hebdomas—
Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas →