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
    • Swedish: måne
  • Old Danish: mānæ
    • Danish: måne
  • Gutnish: mane
• → Proto-Samic: *mānō (see there for further descendants)