Where does “ismoune” come from?

ismoune (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.

ismoune (North Frisian): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “ismoune”, step by step

ismoune 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 is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Frisianisice
2Old Frisianīs—
3Proto-West Germanicīsice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →