Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛗᚨᚾᛟ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːnoː/

Noun

*ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mānō) m

the moon

Descendants

Old Norse: máni
- Faroese: máni
- Gutnish: mane
- Icelandic: máni
- Norwegian: måne
- Norn: måni
- Old Danish: mānæ
  - Danish: måne
- Old Swedish: māne
  - Swedish: måne
- Westrobothnian: måɳe, mɑɳe, mani (merged with *mēnōþs)
→ Samic: *mānō (see there for further descendants)

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