Where does “Maan” come from?

Maan (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German mâne, from Old Saxon māno, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Maan (German Low German): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “Maan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmâne—
2Old Saxonmānomoon
3Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →