Where does “donarestag” come from?

donarestag (Old High German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

donarestag (Old High German): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “donarestag”, step by step

donarestag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *Þunras dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*Þunras dag—
2Latindies iovisThursday
3LatindiēsA day, particularly
4Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*Þunras dagThursday

via Germanic *Þunras dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*Þunras dag—

Words derived from “donarestag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →