Germanic and Romance languages both refer to ancient war gods (Tyr and Mars) for Tuesday/Martes, the same day of the week. Is this just a coincidence, or does this have something to do with the ancient practice of syncretizing Roman pagan deities with other pagan gods?
by /u/Vladith in /r/AskHistorians
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