Why does the German language have two words for Saturday (Samstag

>>78927681
Sonnabend means "sun evening", Samstag is derived from "sabbath".
(((Christians))) usually say "Samstag", patrician pagans say "Sonnabend".

When learning german all of the teachers only ever used Samstag, never heard Sonnabend.

>>78927681
Nobody I know says "Sonnabend".

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>>78927768

because it's a real language and not some bastardized french

>>78927960
>>78928399
I think it's some kind of Mundart
I heard some old folks say it sometimes but none of the younger people ever say, Sonnabend

>>78927681
Same as we have Semmel or Brötchen for Breadroll. Different dialects.

I mainly use Samstag because it sounds obviously different from Sonntag. You can't be mistaken accidentially, because it's so similar.

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regional differences, Samstag is more common in southern Germany while Sonnabend is used in northern Germany