Month
/mʌnθ/noun
A division of the year lasting approximately 30 days, originally based on the lunar cycle.
Did you know?Ancient Indo-Europeans named 'month' after the moon as time's measurer, with druidic calendars using its phases for divination and solstice rituals.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*méh₁n̥s
“moon, lunar month”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*mēnōþaz
“lunar month”
Old English (c. 500-1100)
OE
mōnaþ
“month (lunar period)”
Middle English (c. 1100-1500)
ME
moneth
“month”
Early Modern English (c. 1500-1700)
Eng
month
“calendar division”
Modern English
Eng
month
“one-twelfth of a solar year”