Wednesday is named after Odin (Woden), meaning Woden's day.
Because of Woden, aka Odin, the leader of the Norse Gods.Wednesday is a corruption of "Woden's Day".Wednesday through Friday are named for Norse Gods.
Sunday = Sun's day Monday = Moon's day Tuesday = Tyr's day (Norse god of war) Wednesday = Woden's day (Norse king of the gods) Thursday = Thor's day (Norse god of thunder) Friday = Freya's day (Norse goddess of beauty) or Frig's day (wife of Woden/Odin) Saturday = Saturn's day (Roman god of harvest and time)
It came from the Norse God Woden, as in "Wodnesdaeg", which means the day of Woden.
Wednesday
Wednesday through Friday are named after Norse gods due to the influence of Germanic mythology on the days of the week. Wednesday is derived from Woden’s day, named after the god Odin, while Thursday is named for Thor, the god of thunder. Friday is named after Frigg (or Frigga), the goddess associated with love and fertility. This naming convention reflects the blending of pre-Christian traditions with the Latin names of the days of the week.
Tuesday (Tiu's Day) Tiu is also known as Tyr. Wednesday (Woden's Day) Woden is also know as Odin. Thursday (Thor's Day) Friday (Freya's Day)
Because of Woden, aka Odin, the leader of the Norse Gods.Wednesday is a corruption of "Woden's Day".Wednesday through Friday are named for Norse Gods.
Wednesday aka Woden's Day Woden was one way of spelling Odin
Tuesday was named for Tyr, who was a Norse god of war. Odin, or Woden, was also considered a god of war - Wednesday was named for him.
Wednesday is not named after a Greek god. It is named after the Norse god, Woden, better known as Odin; i.e. Wednesday = Woden's Day.
Saxon form Woden of Norse Odin, Woden's day.
The names for weekdays are based on Norse gods and goddesses. Wednesday is Woden's day, after the Norse god Woden or Odin.
Woden: Wednesday
The name "Wednesday" comes from Old English and is derived from the Norse god Odin, who is associated with wisdom, war, and poetry. In Old English, Wednesday was known as "Wodnesdæg," named after the god Woden, who is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Odin.
Wednesday is named after the Norse god Odin and is derived from the alternate Anglo-Saxon name Wōden. Wednesday comes from the Old English Wēdnes dæg meaning "Woden's day".
It's the day named in honour of the sun. Monday is named in honour of the moon Tuesday is named after Tiu the Saxon god of war Wednesday is named after Woden, the Saxon variant of the Norse Odin Thursday is named after the Norse god Thor Friday is named after the Norse goddess Freya, leader of the Valkyries Saturday is named after the Roman god Saturn
Sunday = Sun's day Monday = Moon's day Tuesday = Tyr's day (Norse god of war) Wednesday = Woden's day (Norse king of the gods) Thursday = Thor's day (Norse god of thunder) Friday = Freya's day (Norse goddess of beauty) or Frig's day (wife of Woden/Odin) Saturday = Saturn's day (Roman god of harvest and time)