Tuesday
/ˈtjuːz.deɪ/noun
The third day of the week in most calendars, following Monday.
Did you know?Tyr, namesake of Tuesday, jammed his fist into the apocalyptic wolf Fenrir's mouth to seal a prophetic binding oath, losing his hand eternally as collateral.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dyēus
“shining sky father god”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*Tīwaz
“sky god and war god”
Old Norse
ON
Týr
“one-handed god of oaths and war”
Old English
OE
Tīwesdæg
“day of Tiw the war god”
Middle English
ME
Tiwesday
“Tuesday, day of the war god”
Modern English
English
Tuesday
“third day of the week”