Wednesday. From Middle English "Wednes dei." Which comes from the Old English "Wodnes daeg." Which is like the Old Norse "Othinsdagr." Otherwise known as "Woden's day." According to Trusty Webster. This explains the letter "d" in Wednesday. In case anyone was wondering. Present-day proper pronunciation is "Wenz-day." But some of us say "WINS-day." Or "WINS-dee." And some just call it "Hump Day." That's because it's in the middle of the work week. Once you're over the hump, it's not long till Fr ...