Where does “Hallefmound” come from?

Hallefmound (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Mound, from Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Hallefmound (Luxembourgish): half-moon

Definitions

  1. half-moon

Ancestry of “Hallefmound”, step by step

Hallefmound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Mound

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishMoundmoon
2Middle High Germanmāne—
3Old High Germanmānomoon
4Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
5Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Luxembourgish hallef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishhallefhalf
2Old High Germanhalf—
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →
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