Read more about the origin of the names of the weekdays under the form:įrom the day of the Sun to the day of the Moon Roman exportīut in fact, the Nordic names for the weekdays are actually inspired from the Latin tradition - and thus imported from the south. The English 'Saturday' originates from the Roman god Saturn, and can be recognized from Latin, where the day is called 'Dies Saturni'. Saturday does not follow the same pattern, and the name actually means 'hot water day', which can be translated as 'washing day' or 'bathing day'. Sunday and Monday are named after the celestrial bodies, Sun and Moon, but the other days are named after Norse gods Tyrs's day, (W)odin's day, Thor's day and Frigg's day. While the origin of the weekday names is relatively straightforward in Danish, it is a real cultural mix when it comes to the English language. Read on here and get to know more about everyday history. The names of the weekdays sound - in most cases - very Nordic in both Danish and English. The names of the days of the week - origin and meaning
