Where does “ágústmánuður” come from?

ágústmánuður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mánuður, from Old Norse mánuðr, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

ágústmánuður (Icelandic): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “ágústmánuður”, step by step

ágústmánuður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mánuður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmánuðurmonth
2Old Norsemánuðr—
3Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Icelandic ágúst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicágústAugust
2LatinAugustusvenerable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →