Where does “moonglade” come from?

moonglade (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

moonglade (English): The bright reflection of moonlight on a body of...

Definitions

  1. The bright reflection of moonlight on a body of...

Ancestry of “moonglade”, step by step

moonglade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Moon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoonThe Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾
2Middle EnglishMoneA lamentation; a sorrowful moan or expression
3Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
4Sanskritमहादेवthe "great God"
5Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via English glade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgladeAn open passage through a wood; a grassy open or...
2Middle EnglishgladeA gleam of light, bright space, an open space; an...
3Old Englishglædglad
4Proto-West Germanicgladshining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,...
5Proto-Germanicgladazshining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰladh-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́
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