Where does “vierzigmonatig” come from?
vierzigmonatig (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.
vierzigmonatig (German): forty-month; lasting forty months
Definitions
- forty-month; lasting forty months
Ancestry of “vierzigmonatig”, step by step
vierzigmonatig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Monat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Monat | month |
| 2 | Middle High German | mānōt | month |
| 3 | Old High German | mānōd | month |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mānōþ | month |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēnōþs | month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via German vierzig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vierzig | forty |
| 2 | Middle High German | vierzic | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fiorzug | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr tigiwiz | forty |