Where does “māno” come from?
māno (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
Ancestry of “māno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | mānō | moon |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mēnô | moon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “māno”