Where does “gjarsmoune” come from?

gjarsmoune (North Frisian) comes from North Frisian moune, from Old Frisian mōna, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

gjarsmoune (North Frisian): April

Definitions

  1. April

Ancestry of “gjarsmoune”, step by step

gjarsmoune traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via North Frisian moune

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Frisianmounemoon; month
2Old Frisianmōnamoon
3Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via North Frisian gjars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Frisiangjarsgrass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →