Where does “unmaned” come from?

unmaned (English) comes from English maned, 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.

unmaned (English): Not having a mane

Definitions

  1. Not having a mane

Ancestry of “unmaned”, step by step

unmaned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanedHaving a mane
2EnglishmaneLonger hair growth on back of neck of an animal,...
3Middle EnglishmaneAlternative form of man; A mane
4Old Englishmanumane
5Proto-West Germanic*manumane
6Proto-Germanicmanōmane
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mony-Every word from Proto-Germanic manōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *manu
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