Etymology of the English word moon
the English word
moonderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*me-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*mænon-Derivations in English
honeymoon,
moonbeam,
moonbow,
mooncalf,
mooned,
mooneye,
moonfish,
moonflower,
moonlet,
moonlit,
moonquake,
moonraker,
moonrise,
moonrock,
moonroof,
moonscape,
moonseed,
moonset,
moonstone,
moonstruck,
moonward,
moonwort,
moony,
moonwalk,
moonshine,
mooningCognates
Danish
måne, Dutch
maan, German
mond, Gothic
mena, Icelandic
máni, Nynorsk
måne, Old High German
mÄno, Riksmal
mane, Swedish
måneUsage
Word found in Modern English
