Where does “sommarmåne” come from?
sommarmåne (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.
sommarmåne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a month of summer
Definitions
- a month of summer
Ancestry of “sommarmåne”, step by step
sommarmåne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk måne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | måne | moon |
| 2 | Old Norse | máni | the moon |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᛗᚨᚾᛟ | the moon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēnô | moon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Norwegian Nynorsk sommar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sommar | Alternative form of sumar; summer |