Days - put in order.

English names for days of the week. Day of the week abbreviation. Origins of the English names for days of the week. The Seven-Day Week and the Meanings of the Names of the Days.

Tuesday - comes from the Old English Tīwesdæg Tyrs day. However the Germanic god of war was known as Tiu and the English day of the week is derived from this Germanic gods name instead first known as Tiwsday and eventually Tuesday. A basic vocabulary lesson for lower level ESL students about the days of the week in EnglishMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday.

Meanings of the Names of the Days. In the first five levels you have to choose among three days of the week while in the last five levels must write the names yourself. The names for the days of the week in English seem to be a mixed bag.

Saturday Sunday and Monday are named after the celestrial bodies Saturn Sun and Moon but the other days are named after Germanic gods Tuesday Tiws day Wednesday Wodens day Thursday Thors day and Friday Freyas day. The plurals of the days name are formed by adding an s at the end of the word like this. It is followed by Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday.

Wednesday -- Wodens day. Monday - comes from the Old English Mōnandæg day of the Moon and is a translation of the Latin name dies Lunae. Plural forms of the days of the week.

Although this is the international standard several countries including the United States and Canada consider Sunday as the start of the week. Here are the abbreviations. Weekend 2 days Saturday.