Where does “månad” come from?
månad (Swedish) comes from Old Norse mánaðr, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
månad (Swedish): a month
Ancestry of “månad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mánaðr | month |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mēnōþs | month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “månad”