Where does “Mahn” come from?

Mahn (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German māne, from Old Saxon mana, from Proto-Germanic manō, from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.

Mahn (German Low German): mane

Definitions

  1. mane

Ancestry of “Mahn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmāne—
2Old Saxonmana—
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 Old Saxon mana →