Where does “sechsmonatig” come from?

sechsmonatig (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.

sechsmonatig (German): six-month

Definitions

  1. six-month

Ancestry of “sechsmonatig”, step by step

sechsmonatig 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 sechs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansechssix
2Middle High Germansehs—
3Old High Germansehssix
4Proto-West Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Germanicsehssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →