Where does “missgelaunt” come from?
missgelaunt (German) comes from German gelaunt, from German Laune, from Latin luna, from Middle English lune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā — bright; to shine; to see.
missgelaunt (German): sullen, moody, grumpy
Ancestry of “missgelaunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | gelaunt | humoured, tempered |
| 2 | German | Laune | mood; whim |
| 3 | Latin | luna | the Moon; a month; a night |
| 4 | Middle English | lune | The celestial body closest to the Earth,... |
| 5 | Old French | lune | the Moon |
| 6 | Latin | lūna | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | losna | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | louksnā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |