Where does “fünfmonatlich” come from?

fünfmonatlich (German) comes from German monatlich, 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.

fünfmonatlich (German): five-monthly occurring once every five months

Definitions

  1. five-monthly occurring once every five months

Ancestry of “fünfmonatlich”, step by step

fünfmonatlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German monatlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmonatlichmonthly; monthly, every month
2GermanMonatmonth
3Middle High Germanmānōtmonth
4Old High Germanmānōdmonth
5Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
6Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-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 →