Where does “uursmoune” come from?

uursmoune (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.

uursmoune (North Frisian): March

Definitions

  1. March

Ancestry of “uursmoune”, step by step

uursmoune 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 uurs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Frisianuursspring
2Old Frisianwars—
3Proto-Germanicwazrąspring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →