Where does “maand” come from?

maand (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch maand, from Middle Dutch mâent, from Old Dutch mānoth, from Proto-West Germanic mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

maand (Afrikaans): A month

Definitions

  1. A month

Ancestry of “maand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmaandA month
2Middle Dutchmâentmonth
3Old Dutchmānothmonth
4Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
5Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →