Where does “mâne” come from?

mâne (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

mâne (Middle Dutch): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “mâne”, step by step

mâne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch māno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmānomoon
2Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
3Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Old Dutch mana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmana—
2Proto-West Germanic*manumane
3Proto-Germanicmanōmane
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane

Words derived from “mâne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →