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Where does “ᛗᚨᚾᛟ” come from?

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

ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (Proto-Norse): the moon

Definitions

  1. the moon

Ancestry of “ᛗᚨᚾᛟ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ᛗᚨᚾᛟ”

  • nymåne
  • månförmörkelse
  • mångata
  • måne
  • måneskinn
  • nymåne
  • måne
  • måneformørkelse
  • halvmåne
  • fullmåne
  • nymåne
  • månefisk
  • halvmåne
  • fullmåne
  • måne
  • halvmåne
  • måneformørkelse
  • måne
  • månefase
  • máni
  • máni
  • máni
  • golggotmánnu
  • miessemánnu
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