woensdag
West Flemish
noun
Definitions
- Wednesday
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch woensdach inherited from Old Dutch *wuodenesdag inherited from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz (day of Woden, later, Odin, day of Wodan).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*Wōdanas dagaz
Gloss
day of Woden, later, Odin, day of Wodan
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- diēs Mercuriī Latin
- woensdag Dutch, Flemish
- *Wōdanas dagaz Proto-Germanic
- *wēdnesdæġ Old English
- wodnesdæg Old English
- wōdnesdæġ Old English
- óðinsdagr Old Norse
- woensdach Middle Dutch
- wōtanstag Old High German
- *wuodenesdag Old Dutch
- wōdanesdag Old Saxon
- *wōdensdei Old Frisian