Where does “mehaignier” come from?

mehaignier (Middle French) comes from Proto-Germanic maidijaną, from Proto-Germanic maidaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mehaignier (Middle French): to injure; to destroy or ravage

Definitions

  1. to injure; to destroy or ravage

Ancestry of “mehaignier”, step by step

mehaignier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic maidijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaidijanąto exchange, change
2Proto-Germanicmaidazhurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Old French mehaingner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchmehaingnerAlternative form of meshaignier
2Old Frenchmeshaignierto harm; to injure; to destroy

Words derived from “mehaignier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maidaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic maidijaną →