Where does “mayne” come from?

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

mayne (Middle English): Alternative form of mayn

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mayn

Ancestry of “mayne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmanumane
2Proto-West Germanic*manumane
3Proto-Germanicmanōmane
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mony- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *manu →