Where does “md.” come from?

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

md. (Norwegian Nynorsk): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “md.”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmånada month
2Old Norsemánaðrmonth
3Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →