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Where does “frīatag” come from?

frīatag (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag, from Latin dīēs Veneris, from Latin Veneris.

frīatag (Old High German): Friday

Definitions

  1. Friday

Ancestry of “frīatag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*Frījā dag—
2Latindīēs Veneris—
3LatinVeneris—

Words derived from “frīatag”

  • Karfreitag
  • karvrītac
  • vrītac
  • Freideg
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