Where does “hálvmáni” come from?

hálvmáni (Faroese) comes from Faroese máni, from Old Norse máni, from Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

hálvmáni (Faroese): half-moon

Definitions

  1. half-moon

Ancestry of “hálvmáni”, step by step

hálvmáni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese máni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemánia moon; the moon of the earth; month
2Old Norsemánithe moon
3Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚾᛟthe moon
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Faroese hálvur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehálvurhalf
2Old Norsehalfrhalf
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →