Where does “januare” come from?

januare (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin ianuarius, from Latin Ianus, from Latin ianus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

Ancestry of “januare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinianuariusOf January; January, short for mēnsis iānuārius
2LatinIanusthe Roman god Janus; Roman god of doorways;...
3Latinianusarcade; covered passageway
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Latin ianus →Every word from Latin Ianus →