Thursday
/ˈθɜːrz.deɪ/noun
The fifth day of the week, between Wednesday and Friday.
Did you know?Thursday comes from Old English Þūnresdæg, a direct translation of Latin dies Iovis, because Germanic speakers replaced Jupiter with their own thunder deity, Thor.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*Þun(a)raz
“the thunder god, later identified with Thor”
Old English
OE
Þūnresdæg
“Thor's day”
Late Latin
Latin
dies Iovis
“day of Jupiter”
Old Norse
ON
Þórsdagr
“Thor's day”
Middle English
English
Thurresday
“Thursday”
Modern English
English
Thursday
“the fifth day of the week”