Where does “bemähnt” come from?

bemähnt (German) comes from German Mähn, from Middle High German māhe, from Old High German māho, from Proto-Germanic mēhô.

bemähnt (German): Having a mane

Definitions

  1. Having a mane

Ancestry of “bemähnt”, step by step

bemähnt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mähn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMähn—
2Middle High Germanmāhe—
3Old High Germanmāhopoppyseed
4Proto-Germanicmēhô—

via German T

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanT(on license plates of government cars)

via German be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbe—
Every word from Proto-Germanic mēhô →Every word from Old High German māho →Every word from Middle High German māhe →