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.
Ancestry of “māne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | mana | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *manu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | manō | mane |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mony- | withers, crest, mane; crest, mane |