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Where does “maitijaną” come from?

maitijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic maitaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.

maitijaną (Proto-Germanic): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “maitijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaitanąto cut, hew; to cut off, sever
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—

Words derived from “maitijaną”

  • mǣtan
  • gemætan
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