Where does “maimee” come from?

maimee (English) comes from English maim, from Middle English maymen, from Old French mahaigner — to mutilate.

maimee (English): One who is maimed

Definitions

  1. One who is maimed

Ancestry of “maimee”, step by step

maimee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaimTo wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of...
2Middle EnglishmaymenTo maim; to physically injure as to impair
3Old Frenchmahaignerto mutilate

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Old French mahaigner →Every word from Middle English maymen →Every word from English maim →