Where does “frīadag” come from?

frīadag (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag, from Latin dīēs Veneris, from Latin Veneris.

Ancestry of “frīadag”, step by step

frīadag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag

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

via Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*Frījā dagFriday

Words derived from “frīadag

Every word from Latin VenerisEvery word from Latin dīēs VenerisEvery word from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag