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Where does “donerstac” come from?

donerstac (Middle High German) comes from Old High German donarestag, from Proto-Germanic *Þunras dag, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “donerstac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandonarestag—
2Proto-Germanic*Þunras dag—
3Latindies iovis—
4Latindiēs—
5Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “donerstac”

  • Donneschdeg
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