Where does “máni” come from?

máni (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

máni (Old Norse): the moon

Definitions

  1. the moon

Ancestry of “máni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚾᛟthe moon
2Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “máni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →
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