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Where does “mānō” come from?

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

mānō (Proto-West Germanic): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “mānō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mānō”

  • Mondsichel
  • Mondschein
  • mondlos
  • Mondgestein
  • Mond
  • mondhell
  • Jupitermond
  • Vollmond
  • Mondstein
  • mondsüchtig
  • Mondlandschaft
  • Mondlicht
  • Mondfisch
  • Mondbein
  • Mondfinsternis
  • Halbmond
  • mona
  • māno
  • māne
  • Mount
  • Mound
  • Vollmound
  • Neimound
  • simmermoanne
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