Where does “mondhell” come from?
mondhell (German) comes from German Mond, from Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mondhell (German): moonlit
Definitions
- moonlit
Ancestry of “mondhell”, step by step
mondhell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mond | A moon, a natural satellite that is orbiting its... |
| 2 | Middle High German | māne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | māno | moon |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mānō | moon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēnô | moon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via German hell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hell | clear, bright, light |
| 2 | Middle High German | hel | resounding, loud, shining, bright; tired, weak |
| 3 | Old High German | hel | resounding |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | halliz | resounding |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hellaną | to resound, make a sound |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |