Where does “dingesdach” come from?
dingesdach (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon thingesdag, from Proto-Germanic *þingas-dagaz.
dingesdach (Middle Low German): Tuesday
Definitions
- Tuesday
Ancestry of “dingesdach”, step by step
dingesdach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon thingesdag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | thingesdag | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *þingas-dagaz | — |
via Proto-Germanic þingsus-dagaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þingsus-dagaz | day of the assembly |