Where does “neunmonatig” come from?

neunmonatig (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.

neunmonatig (German): nine-month

Definitions

  1. nine-month

Ancestry of “neunmonatig”, step by step

neunmonatig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Monat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMonatmonth
2Middle High Germanmānōtmonth
3Old High Germanmānōdmonth
4Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
5Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via German neun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneunnine
2Old High Germanniunnine
3Proto-West Germanicneunnine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →
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