Comparative etymology for KS3

Comparative etymology for KS3• Sunday: Sun’s day• Monday: Moon’s day• Tuesday: Tiw’s day (Angle god of war)• Wednesday: Woden’s day (chief of Anglo-Saxon gods)• Thursday: Thunor’s day (god of thunder for the Jutes)• Friday: Frigga’s day (Frig was Woden’s wife)• Saturday: Saturn’s day (Roman god of farming)

Comparative etymology in KS3

• domingo: the Lord’s day (dominus= master, in Latin)

• lunes: the moon’s day (luna = moon)• martes: Mars’ day (Roman god of war)• miércoles: Mercury’s day (Roman god of trade)• jueves: Jupiter’s day (Roman god of light)• viernes: Venus’ day (Roman god of love)• sábado: Saturn’s day (Roman god of farming)

So can you put in order…?And explain?

• Donnerstag• Montag• Freitag• Samstag• Dienstag• Mittwoch• Sonntag

Are these word passed down to us from Latin or Anglo-Saxon?

• lundi• mardi• mercredi• jeudi• vendredi• samedi• dimanche

French German Spanish Dutch Turkish

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rain pluie Regen lluvia regen yağmur

cold froid kalt frío koud soğuk

ice glace Eis hielo ijs buz

storm tempête Sturm tormenta storm firtina

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ein Baum

un arbre

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English

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