Where does “searmonaþ” come from?

searmonaþ (Old English) comes from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

searmonaþ (Old English): the sixth month of the year according to the Anglo-Saxon calendar

Definitions

  1. the sixth month of the year according to the Anglo-Saxon calendar

Ancestry of “searmonaþ”, step by step

searmonaþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mōnaþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōnaþmonth
2Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Old English sēar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsēarwithered, barren; dry
2Proto-West Germanic*sauʀ(ī)dry, parched
3Proto-Germanicsauzazdry, parched
4Proto-Indo-Europeansaus-dry, parched
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →