Where does “moes” come from?
moes (Walloon) comes from Old French meis, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
moes (Walloon): month
Ancestry of “moes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | meis | Alternative form of mois |
| 2 | Latin | mēnsis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mēns | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |