Where does “mānōþ” come from?
mānōþ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mānōþ (Proto-West Germanic): month
Ancestry of “mānōþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mēnōþs | month |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “mānōþ”