Where does “manaþ” come from?
manaþ (Old English) comes from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
manaþ (Old English): false oath; perjury
Definitions
- false oath; perjury
Ancestry of “manaþ”, step by step
manaþ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English mān
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |