Where does “mien” come from?

mien (Pitcairn-Norfolk) comes from English main, from French main, from Middle French main, from Old French main, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mien (Pitcairn-Norfolk): main

Definitions

  1. main

Ancestry of “mien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmainOf chief or leading importance; prime, principal;...
2Frenchmainhand; handball
3Middle Frenchmainhand
4Old Frenchmainhand
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →