Mundaag

Pennsylvania German

Alternative forms

• Muundaag

Etymology

From Middle High German mōntac, māntac, from Old High German mānotag (9th c.), māntag (12th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (“day of the moon”). Equivalent to Muhn (“moon”) + Daag (“day”).

Noun

Mundaag m (plural Mundaage)

1. Monday

Coordinate terms

• days of the week (appendix): Sunndaag · Moondaag~Mundaag~Muundaag · Dinschdaag · Mittwoch · Dunnerschdaag · Freidaag · Samschdaag ^[edit]

References

• Earl C. Haag, Pennsylvania German Reader and Grammar (2010, →ISBN)
• Earl C. Haag, A Pennsylvania German Anthology (1988, →ISBN)