Etymology
Wednesdai, from
wōdnesdæġ,
Woden's day, from the Proto-Germanic *
Wod-enaz-, probably from *
wod-eno-/*
wod-ono-, raging, mad, inspired, from the base *
wet-, to blow, to inspire, to arouse spiritually, +
dæġ (see
day).
Proper noun
- The fourth day of the week in the USA, and the third day of the week in Europe and in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.
