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Where does “mōntac” come from?

mōntac (Middle High German) comes from Old High German mānotag, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

Ancestry of “mōntac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmānotag—
2Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
3Latindies Lūnae—
4Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
5Ancient GreekΣέλας—

Words derived from “mōntac”

  • Montag
  • montäglich
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