Where does “sechsmonatlich” come from?

sechsmonatlich (German) comes from German monatlich, 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.

sechsmonatlich (German): six-monthly

Definitions

  1. six-monthly

Ancestry of “sechsmonatlich”, step by step

sechsmonatlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German monatlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmonatlichmonthly; monthly, every month
2GermanMonatmonth
3Middle High Germanmānōtmonth
4Old High Germanmānōdmonth
5Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
6Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-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 →
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