Where does “monaþ” come from?

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

monaþ (Old English): month; moon, lunar; Alternative form of manaþ;...

Definitions

  1. month; moon, lunar; Alternative form of manaþ;...

Ancestry of “monaþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
2Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →