Sjmarf to Lemmy [email protected] • 3 months agoWe cater any event!sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1934arrow-down112cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•3 months agoGerman Tuesday (Dienstag) roughly translates as duty-day (Dienst-Tag), probably not etymologically, but still.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•3 months agoEtymologically, it derives in some way from the Norse-Germanic war god Tyr (akin to French “mardi”, “day of mars”, ig).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•3 months agoAh yes, the war day. I wonder how many wars started on a Tuesday?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•3 months agoI know that World War I started on a Tuesday so that’s 50% of all world wars right there.
German Tuesday (Dienstag) roughly translates as duty-day (Dienst-Tag), probably not etymologically, but still.
Etymologically, it derives in some way from the Norse-Germanic war god Tyr (akin to French “mardi”, “day of mars”, ig).
Ah yes, the war day. I wonder how many wars started on a Tuesday?
I know that World War I started on a Tuesday so that’s 50% of all world wars right there.