Friday
Middle English
/ˈfriːdɛi/
proper noun
Definitions
- Friday
Etymology
Inherited from Old English frīġedæġ inherited from Proto-Germanic *Frijjōz dagaz (day of Frigg, Day of Frigg).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*Frijjōz dagaz
Gloss
day of Frigg, Day of Frigg
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Friday English
- Fridayish English
- diēs Veneris Latin
- *preyH- Proto-Indo-European
- *Frijjōz dagaz Proto-Germanic
- frīġedæġ Old English
- frjádagr Old Norse
- friatag Old High German
- frīatag Old High German
- *frījādag gmw-pro
- *frīadag Old Dutch
- frēadagher Old Swedish
- frēdagher Old Swedish
- Bōraide Marshallese
- Bōļaide Marshallese
- Būļāide Marshallese
- friadei Old Frisian
- frīadei Old Frisian
- Fraide Tok Pisin
- Paraire Maori
- fretaog Vilamovian