Where does “maendach” come from?

maendach (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mānendag, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

maendach (Middle Dutch): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “maendach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmānendag
2Proto-Germanic*mānini dag
3Latindies LūnaeMonday
4Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
5Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek ΣέλαςEvery word from Ancient Greek σελήνηEvery word from Latin dies Lūnae