Where does “saterdach” come from?
saterdach (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *Sāturnas dag, from Latin dies Saturni, from Sanskrit शनिवार, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Ancestry of “saterdach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *Sāturnas dag | — |
| 2 | Latin | dies Saturni | day of Saturn |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शनिवार | of the planet Saturn |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
Words derived from “saterdach”