Where does “maand” come from?

maand (Dutch) comes 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.

maand (Dutch): A month

Definitions

  1. A month

Ancestry of “maand”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →