Reconstruction:Old High German/ariotag

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This Old High German entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old High German

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Etymology

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Thought to be from Gothic *𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (*arjaus dags),[1] itself a calque of Ancient Greek Ἄρεως ἡμέρα (Áreōs hēméra, literally day of Ares).[2] The latter Greek term is the origin of the Latin translation diēs Martis, which was calqued into Proto-West Germanic as *Tīwas dag, whence Old High German ziostag.

Noun

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*ariōtag m[1]

  1. Tuesday

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Middle High German: ertac, ergetac

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Green, D. H. (1998) Language and History in the Early Germanic World[1], Cambridge: University Press, page 310.
  2. ^ Ergetag” in Duden online