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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”

  • moon
  • Monday
  • Moon
  • moan
  • moaning
  • honeymoon
  • moonlit
  • moonshine
  • Mondays
  • moonless
  • moonbeam
  • moonrise
  • moony
  • mone
  • moonstone
  • moonstruck
  • mooned
  • moonscape
  • Moonie
  • moonshiner
  • moonlike
  • moonset
  • moonwalk
  • mooncalf
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