Where does “Löwenmähne” come from?
Löwenmähne (German) comes from German Mähne, from Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
Löwenmähne (German): lion's mane; flowing mane
Definitions
- lion's mane; flowing mane
Ancestry of “Löwenmähne”, step by step
Löwenmähne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mähne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mähne | mane |
| 2 | Middle High German | māne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | māno | moon |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mānō | moon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēnô | moon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via German Löwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Löwe | lion; lion, as used on a coat of arms; Leo |
| 2 | Middle High German | lewe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lēo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *lēwō | scythe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lewô | scythe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |