Where does “septembermánuður” come from?

septembermánuður (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.

septembermánuður (Icelandic): September

Definitions

  1. September

Ancestry of “septembermánuður”, step by step

septembermánuður 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 september

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicseptemberSeptember
2Latinseptemberof September
3LatinSeptemseven; 7
4Proto-Italicseptemseven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →