Where does “maanlander” come from?

maanlander (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.

maanlander (Dutch): moon lander

Definitions

  1. moon lander

Ancestry of “maanlander”, step by step

maanlander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Maan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchMaanthe Moon (Earth's natural satellite)
2Middle Dutchmânemoon
3Old Dutchmānomoon
4Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
5Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Dutch landen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlandenTo land from the air; To land, bring an aircraft...
2Middle Dutchlanden—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →