Where does “dreimonatig” come from?

dreimonatig (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.

dreimonatig (German): three-month

Definitions

  1. three-month

Ancestry of “dreimonatig”, step by step

dreimonatig 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 Drei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDreithree
2Middle High Germandrīthree
3Old High Germandrīthree
4Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
5Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →