Where does “Mondsichel” come from?

Mondsichel (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.

Mondsichel (German): a moonsickle, a thin crescent of the moon

Definitions

  1. a moonsickle, a thin crescent of the moon

Ancestry of “Mondsichel”, step by step

Mondsichel 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 sichel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansichelsickle
2Middle High Germansichel—
3Old High Germansihhilasickle
4Proto-Germanic*sikilu—
5Latinseculaa sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;...
6Latinsecōto cut, cut off
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →