Where does “mēniniz dagaz” come from?

mēniniz dagaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mēniniz dagaz (Proto-Germanic): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “mēniniz dagaz”, step by step

mēniniz dagaz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic mēnô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Proto-Germanic dagaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Latin dies lunae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindies lunaemoon's day; day of the moon

Words derived from “mēniniz dagaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →