Where does “zomermaand” come from?

zomermaand (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.

zomermaand (Dutch): summer month

Definitions

  1. summer month

Ancestry of “zomermaand”, step by step

zomermaand 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 zomer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzomersummer
2Middle Dutchsōmersummer
3Old Dutchsumar—
4Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year
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