Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛗᚨᚾᛟ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Alternative forms

  • *ᛗᚨᚾᚨ (*mana /⁠mānā⁠/)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːnoː/

Noun

*ᛗᚨᚾᛟ (*mano /*mānō/) m

  1. the moon

Descendants

  • Old Norse: máni
    • Icelandic: máni
    • Faroese: máni
    • Norn: måni
    • Norwegian: måne
    • Old Swedish: māne
    • Old Danish: mānæ
    • Gutnish: mane
  • → Proto-Samic: *mānō (see there for further descendants)
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