Where does “wintermaand” come from?

wintermaand (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.

wintermaand (Dutch): winter month; December

Definitions

  1. winter month; December

Ancestry of “wintermaand”, step by step

wintermaand 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 winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwinterwinter
2Middle Dutchwinterwinter
3Old Dutchwinterwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →