LL-L "Etymology" 2003.01.02 (04) [E]

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From: Klaus-Werner Kahl <kwkahl at bnet-ibb.de>
Subject: Expressions

Hello to all,

I try to find out the meaning of the names of the week-days. As you see
there are very similar words for some week-days but some are very different.

English - Low German - High German = expression
Monday - Maondag - Montag = day of the moon
Tuesday - Dingsdag - Dienstag = ?
Wednesdy - Gunsdag - Mittwoch = ?
Thursday - Dunnerdag - Donnerstag = day of the god Donar
Friday - Fridag - Freitag = day to goddes Freia or Freyia
Saturday - Saoterdag - Samstag = ?
Sunday - Sundag - Sonntag = day of the sun

I would appreciate you help!

Guëtgaon! Alles Gute! All the Best!

Klaus-Werner Kahl
from Riesenbeck / Germany

www.plattdeutsch.net

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology

Happy New Year, Klaus-Werner, Lowlanders!

First of all, here are some more equivalents:

English: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Afrikaans: Maandag, Dinsdag, Woensdag, Donderdag, Vrydag, Saterdag, Sondag
Dutch: Maandag, Dinsdag, Woensdag, Donderdag, Vrijdag, Zaterdag, Zondag
Westph. LS: Maondag, Dingsdag, Gunsdag, Dunnerdag, Fridag, Saoterdag, Sundag
Northern LS: Maandag, Dingsdag, Middeweken, Dunner(s)dag, Fredag/Fridag,
   Sünnavend, Sünndag
German: Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag/Sonnabend,
   Sonntag
Yiddish: Montik, Dinstik, Mitvokh, Donershtik, Fraytik, Shabes, Zuntik

Middeweken, Mittwoch, Mitvokh: "middle week"
Shabes (< Hebrew _shabath_): "Sabbath"

Monday < Mônandæg "Moon Day"
Tuesday < Tîwesdæg "Tiu's Day"
Wednesday < Wôdnesdæg "Wotan's/Odin's Day"
Thursday < Đunresdæg "Thor's/Thunder's Day"
Friday < Frîgedæg "Freya Day"
Saturday < Sæternesdæg "Saturn's Day"
Sunday < Sûnnandæg "Sun Day

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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