Comparative etymology for KS3 Sunday:Sun’s day Monday:Moon’s day Tuesday:Tiw’s day (Angle god of war) Wednesday: Woden’s day (chief of Anglo-Saxon gods) Thursday:Thunor’s day (god of thunder for the Jutes) Friday:Frigga’s day (Frig was Woden’s wife) Saturday:Saturn’s day (Roman god of farming)
Comparative etymology in KS3 domingo:the Lord’s day (dominus= master, in Latin) lunes:the moon’s day (luna = moon) martes:Mars’ day (Roman god of war) miércoles:Mercury’s day (Roman god of trade) jueves:Jupiter’s day (Roman god of light) viernes:Venus’ day (Roman god of love) sábado:Saturn’s day (Roman god of farming)
So can you put in order…? And explain? Donnerstag Montag Freitag Samstag Dienstag Mittwoch Sonntag
Are these word passed down to us from Latin or Anglo-Saxon? lundi mardi mercredi jeudi vendredi samedi dimanche
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Boom
træ
ağaç
ein Baum
un arbre
Boom
Árbol
Dansk himmel sky hav strand træ bænk hat
Romance Germanic English
Romance Germanic English cow beef Kuh vache boeuf Rindfleisch