Where does “møne” come from?

møne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse mœnir, from Proto-Germanic *mōnijaz.

møne (Norwegian Bokmål): ridge

Definitions

  1. ridge

Ancestry of “møne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemœnirridge of a roof
2Proto-Germanic*mōnijaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *mōnijaz →Every word from Old Norse mœnir →