Where does “kunstmaan” come from?

kunstmaan (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.

kunstmaan (Dutch): artificial satellite

Definitions

  1. artificial satellite

Ancestry of “kunstmaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmaanmoon; mane
2Middle Dutchmânemoon
3Old Dutchmānomoon
4Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
5Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →
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