Where does “Mähnenrobbe” come from?

Mähnenrobbe (German) comes from German Mähne, from Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Mähnenrobbe (German): South American sea lion

Definitions

  1. South American sea lion

Ancestry of “Mähnenrobbe”, step by step

Mähnenrobbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mähne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMähnemane
2Middle High Germanmāne—
3Old High Germanmānomoon
4Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
5Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via German robbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrobbeinflection of robben: ## first-person singular...
2Low Germanrobbe—

Words derived from “Mähnenrobbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →