Where does “mondsüchtig” come from?

mondsüchtig (German) comes from German Mondsucht, 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.

mondsüchtig (German): moonstruck

Definitions

  1. moonstruck

Ancestry of “mondsüchtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMondsuchtsleepwalking, somnambulism
2GermanMondA moon, a natural satellite that is orbiting its...
3Middle High Germanmāne—
4Old High Germanmānomoon
5Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
6Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →
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