Where does “mânendach” come from?
mânendach (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon mānundag, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.
Ancestry of “mânendach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | mānundag | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 3 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |