mittawehha

Old High German

Etymology

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

mittawehha f

1. (Late Old High German) Wednesday

Descendants

• Middle High German: mittewoche, mitwoche
  • Alemannic German: Mittwuch

    Alsatian: Mettwuch

    Italian Walser: mittwuchu, méttwòchò, mittuchu, mettwucchu, méttwucha

  • Bavarian: Midwoch
  • Central Franconian: Mettwoch, Medvoch
  • East Franconian: Middwoch
  • German: Mittwoch
  • Luxembourgish: Mëttwoch
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: Mittwoch

  • Vilamovian: mejtwaoch