Where does “mánajurt” come from?

mánajurt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic máni, from Old Norse máni, from Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mánajurt (Icelandic): northern moonwort (Botrychium boreale)

Definitions

  1. northern moonwort (Botrychium boreale)

Ancestry of “mánajurt”, step by step

mánajurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic máni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmánimoon; the moon of the earth, Moon, Luna
2Old Norsemánithe moon
3Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚾᛟthe moon
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Icelandic jurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjurtplant
2Old Norseurt—
3Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →