Where does “månefisk” come from?

månefisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

månefisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): ocean sunfish; "Mola mola"

Definitions

  1. ocean sunfish; "Mola mola"

Ancestry of “månefisk”, step by step

månefisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk måne

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfiska fish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →