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Comparative etymology for KS3

Comparative etymology for KS3. Sunday: Sun’s day Monday: Moon’s day Tuesday: Tiw’s day (Angle god of war) Wednesday : Woden’s day (chief of Anglo-Saxon gods ) Thursday: Thunor’s day (god of thunder for the Jutes ) Friday: Frigga’s day (Frig was Woden’s wife)

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Comparative etymology for KS3

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  1. Comparative etymology for KS3 • Sunday: Sun’s day • Monday: Moon’s day • Tuesday:Tiw’sday (Angle god of war) • Wednesday: Woden’s day (chief of Anglo-Saxon gods) • Thursday:Thunor’sday (god of thunder for the Jutes) • Friday:Frigga’sday (Frig was Woden’s wife) • Saturday: Saturn’s day (Roman god of farming)

  2. Comparative etymology in KS3 • domingo: the Lord’s day (dominus= master, in Latin) • lunes: the moon’s day (luna = moon) • martes: Mars’ day (Roman god of war) • miércoles: Mercury’s day (Roman god of trade) • jueves: Jupiter’s day (Roman god of light) • viernes: Venus’ day (Roman god of love) • sábado: Saturn’s day (Roman god of farming)

  3. So can you put in order…?And explain? • Donnerstag • Montag • Freitag • Samstag • Dienstag • Mittwoch • Sonntag

  4. Are these word passed down to us from Latin or Anglo-Saxon? • lundi • mardi • mercredi • jeudi • vendredi • samedi • dimanche

  5. Boom

  6. Boom

  7. Boom

  8. træ

  9. ağaç

  10. ein Baum

  11. un arbre

  12. Boom

  13. Árbol

  14. Dansk himmel sky hav strand træ bænk hat

  15. Romance Germanic English

  16. Romance Germanic English cow beef Kuh vache boeuf Rindfleisch

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