In Welsh, the word for week is wythnos, which literally means  “eight-nights”.  Historically, the week started and ended with night. – WTF Fun Facts 
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-day_week
 
		 
		In Welsh, the word for week is wythnos, which literally means  “eight-nights”.  Historically, the week started and ended with night. – WTF Fun Facts 
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-day_week