Origin of the Names of the Days of the Week
- Sunday: Sunnenday
(Middle English translation of Greek Hemera heliou):
the sun's day,
- Monday: Monan daeg
(Anglo Saxon, monan, moon;
daeg, Anglo Saxon, day):
the moon's day,
- Tuesday: Tiwes daeg
(Anglo Saxon Tiw, war god, related to Greek god Zeus):
Tiw's day,
- Wednesday: Woensdag
(Danish, Woen, Woden, Chief Norse god, Frigga's husband;
dag, day):
Woden's day,
- Thursday: Thursdaeg
(Old English; Thorr, Icelandic, thundergod):
Thor's day,
- Friday: Frigedaeg
(Anglo Saxon; Frige, Frigga, chief Norse goddess, Woden's wife):
Frigga's day,
- Saturday: Saeterdaeg
(Anglo Saxon; Saeter, Saturn, Roman god of time):
Saturn's day.