Where does “מאָנאַט” come from?

מאָנאַט (Yiddish) comes from Old High German mānōd, from Proto-West Germanic mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

מאָנאַט (Yiddish): month period into which a year is divided

Definitions

  1. month period into which a year is divided

Ancestry of “מאָנאַט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmānōdmonth
2Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
3Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnōþs →