mittawehha

Old High German

Etymology

Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (“middle of the week”). Equivalent to mitti +‎ wehha. Presumably replaced earlier *wuotanestag (literally “Wuotan's day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag.

Noun

mittawehha f

(Late Old High German) Wednesday

Descendants

Middle High German: mittewoche, mitwoche
- Alemannic German: Mittwuch
  Alsatian: Mettwuch
  
  Italian Walser: mittwuchu, méttwòchò, mittuchu, mettwucchu, méttwucha
- Bavarian: Midwoch
- Central Franconian: Mettwoch, Medvoch
- East Franconian: Middwoch
- German: Mittwoch
- Luxembourgish: Mëttwoch
- Rhine Franconian:
  Pennsylvania German: Mittwoch
- Vilamovian: mejtwaoch

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