Where does “months” come from?
Months derives from Middle English moneth, Old English mōnaþ, and Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root meh₁-.
months (English): plural of month; API pl; A woman's period;...
Definitions
- plural of month; API pl; A woman's period;...
Ancestry of “months”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “months”