Where does “månadsskifte” come from?

månadsskifte (Swedish) comes from Swedish månad, from Old Norse mánaðr, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

månadsskifte (Swedish): a turn of the month

Definitions

  1. a turn of the month

Ancestry of “månadsskifte”, step by step

månadsskifte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish månad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmånada month
2Old Norsemánaðrmonth
3Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Swedish skifte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskiftechange, changeover; distribution, partition
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →