Where does “viermonatlich” come from?

viermonatlich (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.

viermonatlich (German): four-monthly occurring once every four months

Definitions

  1. four-monthly occurring once every four months

Ancestry of “viermonatlich”, step by step

viermonatlich 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 vier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvierfour
2Middle High Germanvier—
3Old High Germanfiorfour
4Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →