Where does “Mædmonaþ” come from?
Mædmonaþ (Old English) comes from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
Ancestry of “Mædmonaþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | mōnaþ | month |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mēnōþs | month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |