Where does “mēnōþs” come from?
mēnōþs (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mēnōþs (Proto-Germanic): month
Ancestry of “mēnōþs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “mēnōþs”