Where does “fullmåne” come from?

fullmåne (Swedish) comes from Swedish måne, from Old Swedish māne, from Old Norse máni, from Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

fullmåne (Swedish): full moon

Definitions

  1. full moon

Ancestry of “fullmåne”, step by step

fullmåne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish måne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmånea moon
2Old Swedishmānemoon
3Old Norsemánithe moon
4Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚾᛟthe moon
5Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Swedish full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfullfull; drunk, intoxicated
2Old Norsefullrfull
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →