Where does “fullmåne” come from?

fullmåne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål full, from Danish fuld, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fullmåne (Norwegian Bokmål): a full moon

Definitions

  1. a full moon

Ancestry of “fullmåne”, step by step

fullmåne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfullfull; drunk
2Danishfuldfull; complete; drunk
3Old Norsefullrfull
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Norwegian Bokmål måne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmånemoon
2Old Norsemánithe moon
3Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚾᛟthe moon
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →