Where does “janúarmánuður” come from?

janúarmánuður (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.

janúarmánuður (Icelandic): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “janúarmánuður”, step by step

janúarmánuður 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 janúar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicjanúarJanuary
2Latiniānuāriusof January
3Latin-āriuser
4Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →