Where does “maandnaam” come from?

maandnaam (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.

maandnaam (Dutch): month name

Definitions

  1. month name

Ancestry of “maandnaam”, step by step

maandnaam 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 naam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnaamname
2Middle Dutchnāmename
3Old Dutchnamoname
4Proto-West Germanicnamōname
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →