Where does “Mahd” come from?
Mahd (German) comes from Middle High German māt, from Old High German *mād, from Proto-Germanic mēþą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.
Mahd (German): mowing
Ancestry of “Mahd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | māt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | *mād | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mēþą | a mowing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂meh₁- | to mow, reap |