Why is Thursday spelled this way?

English is commonly known as a “borrowing language.” The bizarre spelling of these three common English words aptly illustrate this fascinating phenomena. read more

Thursday was originally named after the God of Thunder - Thor or Thunor. The Old English word for “day of thunder” was Thu(n)resdæg and, like most words, evolved into Thursday over time. read more

In short: Wednesday is derived from the name of the Norse god 'Odin', which was spelt as 'Woden' in earlier English. Thus, we have Woden's day, or Wodensday, which after a while evolved into Wednesday as we see it today. read more

Maybe it will be spelled that way one day. Wednesday celebrates the god Odin, in the same way that Thursday celebrates Thor and Saturday celebrates Saturn. So at one point the day was referred to as Odin's Day, or Wodin's Day. read more