Where does “monthling” come from?
monthling (English) comes from English month, from Middle English moneth, from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
monthling (English): A child, or young animal, that is one month old;...
Definitions
- A child, or young animal, that is one month old;...
Ancestry of “monthling”, step by step
monthling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English month
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | month | A period into which a year is divided,... |
| 2 | Middle English | moneth | month |
| 3 | Old English | mōnaþ | month |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēnōþs | month |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |