Where does “þrimilcemonaþ” come from?

þrimilcemonaþ (Old English) comes from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

þrimilcemonaþ (Old English): the fifth month of the year according to the Anglo-Saxon calendar

Definitions

  1. the fifth month of the year according to the Anglo-Saxon calendar

Ancestry of “þrimilcemonaþ”, step by step

þrimilcemonaþ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mōnaþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōnaþmonth
2Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Old English þri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrithree
2Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
3Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Old English milċe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmilċe—
2Proto-Germanicmilkijaz—
3Proto-Germanicmelkazgiving milk, milch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →