Where does “Friday” come from?
Friday (Middle English) comes from Old English frīġedæġ, from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag, from Latin dīēs Veneris, from Latin Veneris.
Friday (Middle English): Friday sixth day of the week
Definitions
- Friday sixth day of the week
Ancestry of “Friday”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | frīġedæġ | Friday |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *Frījā dag | — |
| 3 | Latin | dīēs Veneris | Friday |
| 4 | Latin | Veneris | — |