Where does “Mond” come from?

Mond (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Mond, 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.

Mond (Hunsrik): Moon

Definitions

  1. Moon

Ancestry of “Mond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianMondmoon; month
2Old High Germanmānōdmonth
3Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
4Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →