Where does “halvmåne” come from?

halvmåne (Danish) comes from Danish halv, from Old Danish half, from Old Norse halfr, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

halvmåne (Danish): crescent, crescent moon half-moon; crescent,...

Definitions

  1. crescent, crescent moon half-moon; crescent,...

Ancestry of “halvmåne”, step by step

halvmåne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhalvhalf
2Old Danishhalf—
3Old Norsehalfrhalf
4Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Danish måne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmånemoon; bald patch, bald spot; month
2Middle Low Germanmanento remind
3Old Saxonmanon—
4Proto-Germanicmanōnąto bring to mind; remind; to admonish; warn; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →