infeeeee@lemm.ee to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · edit-22 months agoWord for Thursday in European Languagesupload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1142arrow-down1imageWord for Thursday in European Languagesupload.wikimedia.orginfeeeee@lemm.ee to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · edit-22 months agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months ago Borrowed from Old Swedish þōrsdagher, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/torstai
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoWhen in doubt, always guess it’s a Swedish loanword. You’ll be right surprisingly often.
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/torstai
Huh interesting, thanks!
When in doubt, always guess it’s a Swedish loanword. You’ll be right surprisingly often.