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Where does “maidijaną” come from?

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

maidijaną (Proto-Germanic): to exchange, change

Definitions

  1. to exchange, change

Ancestry of “maidijaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maidijaną”

  • mad
  • madness
  • madman
  • madly
  • mayhem
  • madhouse
  • madwoman
  • madstone
  • maddish
  • bemad
  • unmad
  • madwort
  • madbrained
  • madling
  • madperson
  • madbrain
  • maddle
  • semimad
  • mayhemic
  • madnep
  • madsome
  • madwomyn
  • MAD
  • madd
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