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Where does “mene” come from?

mene (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic manjaz, from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.

mene (Old English): necklace, collar; ornament, jewel

Definitions

  1. necklace, collar; ornament, jewel

Ancestry of “mene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmanjaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane
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