Where does “mānitag” come from?

mānitag (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 “mānitag”, step by step

mānitag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *mānini dag

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

via Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*mānini dagMonday

via Germanic *mānini dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*mānini dag—

Words derived from “mānitag”

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