makes sense. only day of the week associated with an Aryan activity: going to church.
Here's some short info about the literal meaning of the name of the days, but take whatever other things you find relevant into account.
Monday
English: moon day Swedish: Måndag = moon day German: Montag = moon day French: Lundi = Moon day
Tuesday
English: Tiwaz's/Tyr's day Swedish: Tisdag = Tiwaz's day/Tyr's day German: Dienstag = ?? French: Mardi = Day of Mars
Tyr, Tiwaz, Mars are gods of war.
Wednesday
English: Wōden's day Swedish: Onsdag = Odin's day German: Mittwoch = middle of the week French: mercredi = Mercury day
Wōden: in Old Saxon as Uuôden, in Old Dutch as Wuodan, in Old Frisian as Wêda, and in Old High German as Wuotan, all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym *Wōðanaz, meaning 'lord of frenzy'.
Odin: wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, war, battle, victory, sorcery, poetry, frenzy.
Mercury: financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, merchants, thieves
Thursday
English: Thor's day Swedish: Torsdag = Thor's day German: Donnerstag = Thunder's day French: jeudi = Jupiter's day
Thor: associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility.
Jupiter: god of the sky and thunder.
Friday
English: Frigg's day Swedish: Fredag = Frigg's day German: Freitag = Frigg's day French: Vendredi = Venus day
Frigg: marriage, prophecy, clairvoyance and motherhood.
Venus: love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory.
Saturday
English: Saturn day Swedish: Lördag = bathing day German: samstag = sabbath day French: samedi = sabbath day
Sunday
English: Sun day Swedish: Söndag = Sun day German: Sonntag = Sun day French: dimanche = day of the Lord
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