English
Moon
Moon comes from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s ‘moon, month’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mḗh₁n̥s‘moon, month’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mēnôreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mānōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mōna
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Mone
- Englishearliest quotation 1961Moon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mḗh₁n̥s‘moon, month’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mēnôreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mānōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mōna
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Mone
- Englishearliest quotation 1961Moon
Earliest quotation: 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women: “Women's rhythm of life, her monthly renewal with her…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ‘to measure’
measure, meal, moral, meter, immense, metric, dimensional, dimension, metre, meta, mesa, moody, asymmetry, commensurate, mensa, madder, metrology, mete, metis, metra, firman, moodiness, 65 more
through Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s ‘moon, month’
month, menstrual, menses, 8 more
through Proto-Germanic *mēnô
through Middle English Mone
Today it means
name The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s / Moon