Where does “mēnô” come from?

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

mēnô (Proto-Germanic): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “mēnô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mēnô

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s
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