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Where does “mandag” come from?

mandag (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse mánadagr, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

mandag (Westrobothnian): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “mandag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemánadagr—
2Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
3Latindies Lūnae—
4Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
5Ancient GreekΣέλας—
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →