mittawehha

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Old High German

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Etymology

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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

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mittawehha f

  1. (Late Old High German) Wednesday

Descendants

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