Where does “aprílmánuður” come from?

aprílmánuður (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.

aprílmánuður (Icelandic): April

Definitions

  1. April

Ancestry of “aprílmánuður”, step by step

aprílmánuður 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 apríl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicaprílApril
2LatinAprīlisOf April
3Etruscan𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀—
4Ancient GreekἈφροδίτηAphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →