Where does “myjna” come from?

myjna (Silesian) comes from German Mähne, from Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

myjna (Silesian): mane

Definitions

  1. mane

Ancestry of “myjna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMähnemane
2Middle High Germanmāne—
3Old High Germanmānomoon
4Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
5Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →
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