Where does “māndag” come from?

māndag (Old High German) comes 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 “māndag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
2Latindies LūnaeMonday
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Latin dies Lūnae →