Where does “manke” come from?

manke (Danish) comes from Old Norse makki, from Proto-Germanic mankô, from Proto-Germanic manō, from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.

manke (Danish): mane

Definitions

  1. mane

Ancestry of “manke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemakkiwithers, mane
2Proto-Germanicmankômane, upper part of the neck
3Proto-Germanicmanōmane
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mony- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manō →Every word from Proto-Germanic mankô →