Where does “muun” come from?

muun (North Frisian) comes 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.

muun (North Frisian): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “muun”, step by step

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

Words derived from “muun”

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