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Where does “manendach” come from?

manendach (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mānendag, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

Ancestry of “manendach”, step by step

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

Words derived from “manendach”

  • maandag
  • Maandag
  • moandag
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