Where does “måneskinn” come from?

måneskinn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

måneskinn (Norwegian Bokmål): moonlight

Definitions

  1. moonlight

Ancestry of “måneskinn”, step by step

måneskinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål måne

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

via Norwegian Bokmål skinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskinnskin; hide, fur; leather
2Old Norseskinnanimal hide
3Proto-Germanicskinþąanimal hide; fruit peel; skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeansken-to split off
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →
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