Where does “wintermanoth” come from?

wintermanoth (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mānoth, from Proto-West Germanic mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

wintermanoth (Old Dutch): January (month)

Definitions

  1. January (month)

Ancestry of “wintermanoth”, step by step

wintermanoth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch mānoth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmānothmonth
2Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
3Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Old Dutch winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwinterwinter
2Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →