Etymology

Lord's Day

Today it means: Sunday, the first day of the week, particularly as the Christian Sabbath. Full definition →

Ecclesiastical Latin diēs Dominicus ← Old Norse dróttinsdagr
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromdróttinsdagr“Lord's day”
  2. Ecclesiastical Latin · calque ofdiēs Dominicus
  3. English todayLord's Day

A calque of Ecclesiastical Latin diēs Dominicus, either directly or as a later development of Old Norse dróttinsdagr (“Lord's day”)

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.