Where does “Augustusmonaþ” come from?

Augustusmonaþ (Old English) comes from Old English Augustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Augustusmonaþ (Old English): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “Augustusmonaþ”, step by step

Augustusmonaþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English Augustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishAugustusthe Roman emperor Augustus
2LatinAugustusvenerable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Old English mōnaþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōnaþmonth
2Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →