Wed-nes-day

I can't quite get my head around this. How the heck can a word pronounced as wensday be spelled so cockeyed? Did they actually pronounce it different in the way back days? If so, why didn't the spelling change?

 

Yep, there's no rule for that spelling...maybe it was pronounced differently.

 

Yep I reckon it goes back to ye olde times
I too wish they would simplify spelling. Words should spell as they sound, makes life easier

 

Just looked it up on Wiki - didn't understand a word of it

 

Thanks @Patsy Faye , saved me the trouble...if you can't understand it, I won't either.

 

"The name Wednesday derives from two mighty but distinct gods. The Old English word for Wednesday indicates that the day was named for the Germanic god Woden. In Romance languages, the name is derived from the Roman god Mercury". (For example, Wednesday is mercredi in French and miercuri in Romanian.)

Happy Wodens Day!

 

Italian cameo bracelet representing the days of the week, corresponding to the planets as Roman gods: Diana as the Moon for Monday, Mars for Tuesday, Mercury for Wednesday, Jupiter for Thursday, Venus for Friday, Saturn for Saturday, and Apollo as the Sun for Sunday. Middle 19th century, Walters Art Museum

 

Back to the spelling. If we use the current spelling as a yardstick, shouldn't it be Wodnesday?

 

You're right Ike !
Its just a load of Ma Larkey to keep us confused and on our toes