Where does “Mondlandschaft” come from?
Mondlandschaft (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.
Mondlandschaft (German): moonscape
Definitions
- moonscape
Ancestry of “Mondlandschaft”, step by step
Mondlandschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mond | A moon, a natural satellite that is orbiting its... |
| 2 | Middle High German | māne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | māno | moon |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mānō | moon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēnô | moon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via German Landschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Landschaft | landscape |
| 2 | Middle High German | lantschaft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lantskaf | landscape |