Where does “mandag” come from?

mandag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish mandag, from Old Danish mandagh, from Old Norse mánadagr, 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.

mandag (Norwegian Bokmål): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “mandag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishmandagMonday
2Old DanishmandaghMonday
3Old NorsemánadagrMonday
4Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
5Latindies LūnaeMonday
6Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
7Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire

Words derived from “mandag”

Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Latin dies Lūnae →