Where does “maaien” come from?

maaien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mâyen, from Old Dutch māien, from Proto-Germanic mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

maaien (Dutch): to mow

Definitions

  1. to mow

Ancestry of “maaien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmâyento mow, to cut
2Old Dutchmāien—
3Proto-Germanicmēanąto mow, cut down
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

Words derived from “maaien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →