Where does “måne” come from?

måne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse máni, from Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

måne (Norwegian Nynorsk): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “måne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “måne”

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