Where does “dreißigmonatig” come from?
dreißigmonatig (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.
dreißigmonatig (German): thirty-month; lasting thirty months
Definitions
- thirty-month; lasting thirty months
Ancestry of “dreißigmonatig”, step by step
dreißigmonatig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Monat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Monat | month |
| 2 | Middle High German | mānōt | month |
| 3 | Old High German | mānōd | month |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mānōþ | month |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēnōþs | month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via German dreißig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dreißig | thirty |
| 2 | Middle High German | drīzic | — |
| 3 | Old High German | drīzzug | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz tigiwiz | thirty |