Etymology

moonward

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Today it means: Toward the moon. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English moon
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The story

  1. Middle Englishmone
  2. Englishmoon
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  4. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  5. English todaymoonward

From moon + -ward.

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