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Where does “repmånad” come from?

repmånad (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.

repmånad (Swedish): a military refresher training, some years after...

Definitions

  1. a military refresher training, some years after...

Ancestry of “repmånad”, step by step

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