Where does “Monatsanfang” come from?

Monatsanfang (German) comes from German Monat, 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.

Monatsanfang (German): beginning of the month

Definitions

  1. beginning of the month

Ancestry of “Monatsanfang”, step by step

Monatsanfang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Monat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMonatmonth
2Middle High Germanmānōtmonth
3Old High Germanmānōdmonth
4Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
5Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via German Anfang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnfangstart, beginning, origin
2Middle High Germananvanc—
3Old High Germananafangbeginning, start
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →