Where does “mahaymen” come from?
mahaymen (Middle English) comes from Old French mahaigner — to mutilate.
Ancestry of “mahaymen”, step by step
mahaymen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French mahaigner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mahaigner | to mutilate |
via Anglo-Norman maheimer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | maheimer | — |