Where does “maan” come from?

maan (Dutch) comes 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.

maan (Dutch): moon; mane

Definitions

  1. moon; mane

Ancestry of “maan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmânemoon
2Old Dutchmānomoon
3Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “maan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →