Where does “maansondergang” come from?

maansondergang (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.

maansondergang (Dutch): moonset

Definitions

  1. moonset

Ancestry of “maansondergang”, step by step

maansondergang 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 ondergang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchondergangthe setting; downfall, ruination
2Dutchondergáánto undergo, endure
3Middle Dutchondergaen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →