Where does “halvmåne” come from?

halvmåne (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.

halvmåne (Swedish): half-moon

Definitions

  1. half-moon

Ancestry of “halvmåne”, step by step

halvmåne 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 halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalvhalf
2Old Norsehalfrhalf
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “halvmåne”

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