Where does “nymåne” come from?

nymåne (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.

nymåne (Swedish): new moon

Definitions

  1. new moon

Ancestry of “nymåne”, step by step

nymåne 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 ny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnynew
2Old NorseNýrname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →