Where does “māen” come from?

māen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

Ancestry of “māen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “māen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēaną →