Where does “moonwalk” come from?
moonwalk (Dutch) comes from English moonwalk, from English Moon, from Middle English Mone, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ — big, great.
moonwalk (Dutch): moonwalk
Definitions
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Ancestry of “moonwalk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moonwalk | An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot; A... |
| 2 | English | Moon | The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾ |
| 3 | Middle English | Mone | A lamentation; a sorrowful moan or expression |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |