Origin of Friday The English weekday name Friday comes from Old English Frīġedæġ, meaning 'day of Frig'. It is cognate with Old Frisian Frīadei (≈ Fri(g)endei), Middle Dutch Vridach (≈ Vriendach), Middle Low German Vrīdach (≈ Vrīgedach), and Old High German Frîatac. The Old Norse Frjádagr was borrowed from a West Germanic language. All of these terms derive from Late Proto-Germanic *Frijjōdag ('Day of Frijjō'), a calque of Latin Veneris dies ('Day of Venus'; cf. modern Italian venerdì, French vendredi, Spanish viernes).Oxford English Dictionary Online, s.v. Friday, n. and adv.
origin of friday the english weekday name friday comes from old english frīġedæġ meaning 'day of frig' it is cognate with old frisian frīadei (≈ fri(g)endei) middle dutch vridach (≈ vriendach) middle low german vrīdach (≈ vrīgedach) and old high german frîatac the old norse frjádagr was borrowed from a west germanic language all of these terms derive from late proto-germanic *frijjōdag ('day of frijjō') a calque of latin veneris dies ('day of venus'; cf modern italian venerdì french vendredi spanish viernes)oxford english dictionary online sv friday n and adv