Where does “māien” come from?

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

Ancestry of “māien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmēanąto mow, cut down
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

Words derived from “māien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēaną →