Where does “maon” come from?

maon (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch mâne, from Old Dutch māno, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

maon (Limburgish): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “maon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmânemoon
2Old Dutchmānomoon
3Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →
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