Where does “mähen” come from?

mähen (German) comes from Middle High German mæjen, from Old High German māen, from Proto-Germanic mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

mähen (German): to mow

Definitions

  1. to mow

Ancestry of “mähen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmæjen—
2Old High Germanmāen—
3Proto-Germanicmēanąto mow, cut down
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

Words derived from “mähen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēaną →Every word from Old High German māen →