Where does “vintermåned” come from?

vintermåned (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål måned, 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.

vintermåned (Norwegian Bokmål): a winter month, month in winter

Definitions

  1. a winter month, month in winter

Ancestry of “vintermåned”, step by step

vintermåned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål måned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmånedmonth
2Danishmånedmonth
3Old Danishmaanædh—
4Old Norsemánaðrmonth
5Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Norwegian Bokmål vinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvinterwinter
2Danishvinterwinter
3Old Danishwintærwinter
4Old Norsevintrwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →