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Where does “mayen” come from?

mayen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch māien, from Proto-Germanic mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

Ancestry of “mayen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmāien—
2Proto-Germanicmēanąto mow, cut down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

Words derived from “mayen”

  • grasmaaier
  • maaier
  • maaien
  • zitgrasmaaier
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