Where does “meini” come from?

meini (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

meini (Alemannic German): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “meini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmānomoon
2Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
3Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →