Where does “Mondach” come from?
Mondach (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German mânendach, from Old Saxon mānundag, 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.
Mondach (Plautdietsch): Monday
Definitions
- Monday
Ancestry of “Mondach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | mânendach | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | mānundag | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |