Where does “woensdach” come from?
woensdach (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wuodenesdag, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dag, from Latin diēs Mercuriī, from Sanskrit सौम्यवार, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Ancestry of “woensdach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | wuodenesdag | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *Wōdanas dag | — |
| 3 | Latin | diēs Mercuriī | Wednesday |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सौम्यवार | Wednesday |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |