Where does “*manu” come from?

*manu (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic manō, from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.

Ancestry of “*manu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*manu”

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