Sjmarf to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 8 days agoWe cater any event!sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1926arrow-down112
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minus-square@5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•8 days agoGerman Tuesday (Dienstag) roughly translates as duty-day (Dienst-Tag), probably not etymologically, but still.
minus-square@dogsoahC@lemm.eelinkfedilink5•8 days agoEtymologically, it derives in some way from the Norse-Germanic war god Tyr (akin to French “mardi”, “day of mars”, ig).
minus-square@5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•8 days agoAh yes, the war day. I wonder how many wars started on a Tuesday?
minus-square@VonReposti@feddit.dklinkfedilink5•8 days 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.