Monday

the second day of the week, following Sunday.

[bef. 1000; ME Mone(n)day, OE m$n(an)dæg, trans. of LL l%nae di"s moon's day]

Tuesday

the third day of the week, following Monday.

[bef. 1050; ME tewesday, OE t#wesdæg (c. OHG z#estac, ON t&sdagr), orig. phrase T#wes daeg Tiu's day, translating L di"s M!rtis day of Mars. See TIU, 'S1, DAY]

or as from m-w.com

[Middle English tiwesday, from Old English tIwesdæg (akin to Old High German zIostag Tuesday), from Old English TIw Tiu + dæg day -- more at DEITY]


Wednesday

the fourth day of the week, following Tuesday.

[bef. 950; ME Wednesdai, OE *W"dnesdæg, mutated var. of W$dnesdæg Woden's day; c. D Woensdag, Dan onsdag; trans. of L Mercuri# di"s day of Mercury]

or as from m-w.com

[Middle English, from Old English wOdnesdæg (akin to Old Norse Othinsdagr Wednesday); akin to Old English WOden Odin and dæg day]


Thursday

the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday. Abbr.: Th., Thur., Thurs.

[bef. 950; ME; OE Thursdæg < ODan Th%rsdagr lit., Thor's day; r. OE Thunres dæg; c. D donderdag, G Donnerstag (all repr. Gmc trans. of LL di"s Jovis). See THOR, THUNDER, DAY]

Friday

the sixth day of the week, following Thursday.

[bef. 1000; ME; OE Fr#gedæg Freya's day, equiv. to Fr#ge (gen. sing. of Fr"o) + dæg day; Fr"o is identical with OE adj. fr"o free]

or as from m-w.com

[Middle English, from Old English frIgedæg (akin to Old High German frIatag Friday), from (assumed) FrIg Frigga + dæg day, prehistoric translation of Latin dies Veneris Venus' day]

Saturday

the seventh day of the week, following Friday.

[bef. 900; ME Saturdai; OE Saternesdæg, partial trans. of L S!turn# di"s Saturn's day; c. D zaterdag, LG saterdag]

Sunday

the first day of the week, observed as the Sabbath by most Christian sects.

[bef. 900; ME sun(nen)day, OE sunnandæg, trans. of L di"s s$lis, itself trans. of Gk h"méra h"l#ou day of the sun; c. G Sonntag]

Gods

Tiu n.

an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.

[var. of OE Tiw god of war. See TUESDAY]

Tyr n. Scand. Myth.

the god of strife.

[< ON Týr (pl. t#var gods); see TIU]

Woden (also Wodan) n.

the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin.

[bef. 900; ME, OE W$den (c. G Wotan, ON athinn), equiv. to w$d WOOD2 + -en n. suffix marking headship; Woden was the leader of the Wild Hunt]

Odin (also Othin) n. Scand. Myth.

the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.

[< ON athinn; c. OE W$den, OS Woden, OHG Wuotan; see WODEN]

Bibliography

• Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
• Meriem & Webster Online | http://www.m-w.com

Gathered and Edited by Çetin Sert