Where does “mandemåned” come from?

mandemåned (Danish) comes from Danish måned, from Old Danish maanædh, from Old Norse mánaðr, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mandemåned (Danish): man-month

Definitions

  1. man-month

Ancestry of “mandemåned”, step by step

mandemåned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish måned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmånedmonth
2Old Danishmaanædh—
3Old Norsemánaðrmonth
4Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Danish mand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmandman; husband
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →