Where does “halvemaan” come from?

halvemaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch Maan, from Middle Dutch mâne, from Old Dutch māno, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

halvemaan (Dutch): half-moon

Definitions

  1. half-moon

Ancestry of “halvemaan”, step by step

halvemaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Maan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchMaanthe Moon (Earth's natural satellite)
2Middle Dutchmânemoon
3Old Dutchmānomoon
4Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
5Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Dutch halve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhalve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →