Where does “mahaign” come from?

mahaign (Old French) comes from Proto-Germanic maidijaną, from Proto-Germanic maidaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mahaign (Old French): bodily harm, loss of limb

Definitions

  1. bodily harm, loss of limb

Ancestry of “mahaign”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaidijanąto exchange, change
2Proto-Germanicmaidazhurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mahaign”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maidaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic maidijaną →