LL-L "Etymology" 2003.01.05 (13) [E]

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From: Holger Weigelt <platt at holger-weigelt.de>
Subject: Etymology

>From: Thomas Byro <thbyro at earthlink.net>
>Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2003.01.03 (03) [E]

> However, it is my understanding that Tyr (or Tiw)and >Wotan were
>sepparate gods...
>Anyway, one of my books suggested that Tyr was once >regarded as the chief
of
>the gods, prior to the ascendancy of Wotan.  Before him, it >was the god
Ull.
>It would appear that Tyr deserves to have tuesday named >after him.

>Tom Byro

>But does this mean that Tuesday and Wednesday are >named after the same
god?

>From: Theo Homan <theohoman at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Ethymology

>Ron wrote, concerning weekdays, [...deleted]:

>Well, I found one source that seems to corroborate
>this:

><quote>
>One of the interesting phases of Cretan religion was
>the worship of the local Zeus. The deity must not be
>confused, however, with the so-called Aryan or
>Indo-European Zeus of the philologists of a past
>generation.
>The name Zeus is less ancient than the deities to whom
>it was applied. It is derived from the root div,
>meaning "bright" or "shining". In Sanskrit  it is
>Dyaus, in Latin Diespiter, Divus, Diovis, and Jove, in
>Anglo-Saxon Tiw,  and in Norse Tyr; an old Germanic
>name of Odin was Divus or Tivi, and his descendants
>were the Tivar. The Greeks had not a few varieties of
>Zeus....
>Best wishes,
>Theo Homan

Hello all !
As far as I know the name Tuesday is derived from the name of a germanic god
called Ziu or Tiu whose name really is related to the mentioned names and
words from Latin; Greek, Sanskrit etc.. Isn't this information right or is
Ziu just another name for Tyr ?
Greetings
Holger

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