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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Saturn is also how we get Saturday in English.

Wednesday comes from Woden's Day, an alternative spelling of Odin's Day.

Which leads us to Thor's Day: Thursday.

I don't know where we get from Mars to Tuesday and Venus to Friday though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tuesday and Friday are named for Tyr and Frigg, respectively.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Oh TYVM!

Tuesday is named after Týr ('Týr's day'), rather than Mars, in English and other Germanic languages

The English weekday name Friday (ultimately meaning 'Frigg's Day') bears her name.