Where does “månad” come from?

månad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse mánaðr, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

månad (Norwegian Nynorsk): a month

Definitions

  1. a month

Ancestry of “månad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemánaðrmonth
2Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “månad”

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