Where does “manræden” come from?
manræden (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.
manræden (Old English): homage
Definitions
- homage
Ancestry of “manræden”, step by step
manræden traces back through two 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 |
via Old English rǣden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | rǣden | condition, state; accounting, reckoning;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raidīniz | arrangement, ordinance, authority; government,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -īniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 1 verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |