Where does “halvmåneforma” come from?

halvmåneforma (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål halvmåne, from Norwegian Bokmål måne, from Old Norse máni, from Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

halvmåneforma (Norwegian Bokmål): half-moon-shaped

Definitions

  1. half-moon-shaped

Ancestry of “halvmåneforma”, step by step

halvmåneforma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål halvmåne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhalvmånea half-moon
2Norwegian Bokmålmånemoon
3Old Norsemánithe moon
4Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚾᛟthe moon
5Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Norwegian Bokmål forma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålformadefinite feminine singular of form; inflection of...
2Norwegian Bokmålformeto form; to shape
3Old Norseforma—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →