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Word for Thursday in European Languages (upload.wikimedia.org)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

When naming of the DOW, the Germans followed the analogies between the pagan gods as e.g. noted by Tacitus. Mars -> Tyr, Mercurius -> Wodan/Odin, Juppiter -> Donar/Thor and Venus -> Frija/Frigg.