Where does “måned” come from?

måned (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish måned, from Old Danish maanædh, from Old Norse mánaðr, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

måned (Norwegian Bokmål): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “måned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmånedmonth
2Old Danishmaanædh—
3Old Norsemánaðrmonth
4Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “måned”

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