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English word moon comes from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”) through later Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”)
*meh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
to measure
*mḗh₁n̥s (Proto-Indo-European)
Month. Moon.
*mēnô (Proto-Germanic)
The moon.
mōna (Old English)
Moon
mone (Middle English)
moon (English)
Moon. (intransitive, US, colloquial) (usually followed by over or after) To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone.. (transitive) To expose to the rays of the Moon.. (transitive, colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.. To spend time idly, absent-mindedly. (cartomancy) The thirty-second Lenormand card.. (literary) A month, [...]