Where does “māne” come from?

māne (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mana, from Proto-West Germanic *manu, from Proto-Germanic manō, from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.

māne (Middle Dutch): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “māne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmana—
2Proto-West Germanic*manumane
3Proto-Germanicmanōmane
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane

Words derived from “māne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mony- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *manu →