Where does “októbermánuður” come from?

októbermánuður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic október, from Latin octōber, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

októbermánuður (Icelandic): October

Definitions

  1. October

Ancestry of “októbermánuður”, step by step

októbermánuður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic október

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicoktóberOctober
2Latinoctōberof October
3Latinoctōeight; 8
4Proto-Italicoktōeight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Icelandic mánuður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmánuðurmonth
2Old Norsemánuðr—
3Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Italic oktō →