wodnesdæg

Old English

Alternative forms
  • *wēdnesdæġ, ƿōdnesdæġ

Etymology

From wōdnes (“gen. of Wōden”) +‎ dæġ (“day”) (corresponding to Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz), a calque of Latin diēs Mercuriī.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwoːdnezˌdæj/

Noun

wōdnesdæġ m

  1. Wednesday

Descendants
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