Break from the Grind June 11, 2013
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Why is Wednesday spelled the way it is?
June 11, 2013 – Why is Wednesday spelled the way it is?
Reported by PS
Wednesday is a mutant variation of “Woden’s day,” a Germanic translation
of the Latin “dies Mercurii” or “day of Mercury.” Woden was the chief
or king of the Anglo-Saxon gods.