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Where does “māwan” come from?

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

māwan (Old English): to mow

Definitions

  1. to mow

Ancestry of “māwan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “māwan”

  • mowing
  • mayest
  • mow
  • mower
  • mown
  • mayn't
  • lawnmower
  • moun
  • moe
  • haymow
  • unmown
  • lawnmowing
  • moweth
  • mayblossom
  • mowest
  • remow
  • mowable
  • formay
  • unmowable
  • moé
  • mowerless
  • mowburning
  • lawn-mower
  • mowyer
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