Where does “men” come from?

men (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic manją, from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.

men (Old Norse): necklace

Definitions

  1. necklace

Ancestry of “men”, step by step

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

Words derived from “men”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mony- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manją →