Where does “lentemaand” come from?

lentemaand (Dutch) comes from Dutch maand, from Middle Dutch mâent, from Old Dutch mānoth, from Proto-West Germanic mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

lentemaand (Dutch): spring month

Definitions

  1. spring month

Ancestry of “lentemaand”, step by step

lentemaand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch maand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmaandA month
2Middle Dutchmâentmonth
3Old Dutchmānothmonth
4Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
5Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Dutch lente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlentespring: the season between winter and summer
2Middle Dutchlentin
3Old Dutchlentin
4Proto-West Germaniclangatīnspring
5Proto-West Germaniclanglong
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-
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