Sonnabend

Concepts

Saturday

sat

sabbath

Sabbath-day

saturday

Sabba-day

Synonyms

Samstag

Sabbat

Satertag

sechster Tag der Woche

Schabbat

Translations

samedi

sabato

zaterdag

sábado

sábado

Σάββατο

dissabte

cumartesi

dies Saturni

السبت

Sabbata

سبت

dissabte

dissate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɔˌnaːbənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: sunābent

Inherited from Old High German: sunnūnāband

Cognate with Low German: Sünnavend

Cognate with Western Frisian: snjoen

In summary

From Middle High German sunābent, sunnenābent, from Old High German sunnūnāband (literally “Sunday eve”) (9th c.), calqued on Old English sunnanǣfen. In the Germanic reckoning, the day begins at sunset.
Compare Low German Sünnavend, West Frisian snjoen, sneaun, sneon.