Where does “mångata” come from?

mångata (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.

mångata (Swedish): the roadlike reflection of moonlight on water

Definitions

  1. the roadlike reflection of moonlight on water

Ancestry of “mångata”, step by step

mångata 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 gåta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgåtariddle; verbal puzzle
2Old Swedishgatastreet, road
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →