Where does “Mondbeben” come from?

Mondbeben (German) comes from German Mond, 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.

Mondbeben (German): moonquake

Definitions

  1. moonquake

Ancestry of “Mondbeben”, step by step

Mondbeben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMondA moon, a natural satellite that is orbiting its...
2Middle High Germanmāne—
3Old High Germanmānomoon
4Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
5Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via German Beben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBebena quake, shaking or trembling
2Middle High Germanbiben—
3Old High Germanbibēnto tremble
4Proto-Germanicbibānąto tremble, quake, shiver
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeyH-to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →