Where does “perĕndan” come from?

perĕndan (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic perunъ, from Proto-Indo-European perkunos, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

perĕndan (Polabian): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “perĕndan”, step by step

perĕndan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic perunъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicperunъthunder, lightning
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperkunosthe thunder god
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

via Proto-Indo-European dan-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandan-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkunos →Every word from Proto-Slavic perunъ →