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
- month; moon, lunar; Alternative form of manaþ;...
Ancestry of “monaþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | mānōþ | month |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mēnōþs | month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |