Where does “solmonaþ” come from?

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

solmonaþ (Old English): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “solmonaþ”, step by step

solmonaþ 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 sol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsolsun; the Sun; mud, wet sand, mire
2Proto-Germanicsōwulōsun; the Sun; name of the S-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →