Where does “Monat” come from?
Monat (German) comes from Middle High German mānōt, from Old High German mānōd, from Proto-West Germanic mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
Monat (German): month
Ancestry of “Monat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | mānōt | month |
| 2 | Old High German | mānōd | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mānōþ | month |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēnōþs | month |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “Monat”