Where does “monatelang” come from?
monatelang (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.
monatelang (German): lasting for months, months of; for months
Definitions
- lasting for months, months of; for months
Ancestry of “monatelang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Monat | month |
| 2 | Middle High German | mānōt | month |
| 3 | Old High German | mānōd | — |
| 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 |