Where does “mánaður” come from?

mánaður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mánaðr, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mánaður (Faroese): lunar month; solar month

Definitions

  1. lunar month; solar month

Ancestry of “mánaður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemánaðrmonth
2Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →