Where does “Mount” come from?
Mount (Luxembourgish) comes 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.
Mount (Luxembourgish): month
Ancestry of “Mount”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | māne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | māno | moon |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mānō | moon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēnô | moon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |