Where does “maansikkel” come from?

maansikkel (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.

maansikkel (Dutch): a thin crescent of the moon; a moonsickle

Definitions

  1. a thin crescent of the moon; a moonsickle

Ancestry of “maansikkel”, step by step

maansikkel 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 sikkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsikkelsickle
2Middle Dutchsichelsickle
3Latinsicilisan instrument for cutting; sword, sickle
4Latinsicaa poniard, a curved dagger; the edge of a boar's...
5Proto-Albaniantsikāknife, weapon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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