Where does “monelic” come from?

monelic (Old English) comes from Old English mōna, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

monelic (Old English): lunar, of the moon

Definitions

  1. lunar, of the moon

Ancestry of “monelic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōnamoon
2Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
3Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →