Where does “maned” come from?
maned (English) comes from English mane, from Middle English mane, from Old English manu, from Proto-West Germanic *manu, from Proto-Germanic manō, from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.
maned (English): Having a mane
Ancestry of “maned”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mane | Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | mane | Alternative form of man; A mane |
| 3 | Old English | manu | mane |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *manu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | manō | mane |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mony- | withers, crest, mane; crest, mane |