Where does “fünfmonatig” come from?

fünfmonatig (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.

fünfmonatig (German): five-month-old

Definitions

  1. five-month-old

Ancestry of “fünfmonatig”, step by step

fünfmonatig 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 Fünf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFünffive
2Middle High Germanvünf—
3Old High Germanfimffive
4Proto-West Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Germanicfimffive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →
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