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Why isn't "Wednesday" spelled "Wensday"? Why do we pronounce it like that?

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Uncfred · 61-69, M
Comes from the God Woden, way back in time.
Crazychick · 36-40, F
@Uncfred How did Woden become Wednes?
Uncfred · 61-69, M
@Crazychick Wodens day, it is the way the Nordic people saw it, they invaded England and the name suck.
Crazychick · 36-40, F
@Uncfred You didn't answer my question. How did "Woden" (which has an "o" in it) change into "Wednes" (which replaces that "o" with an "e" for no logical reason)? Can you answer that, please?
Uncfred · 61-69, M
@Crazychick The laziness of human nature honey, local dialect and lots more, we are talking of hundreds of years. Augustus and Julius were Roman deities, that is how we have August and July. Before that there were only ten months, with November (9) being the ninth month and December (10) being the tenth month. A simple change of the "o" to the "e" is nothing in the standards of time. Come on honey, put your thinking head on.😊😉
Crazychick · 36-40, F
@Uncfred You are still not answering my question. Now come on, stop trolling and answer me.
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