Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/manō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mono- (“neck, nape; ornament”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to project, peak, tower over, protrude”). Compare with Latin monile (“necklace”) and Old Irish muin (“neck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.nɔː/

Noun

*manō f

1. mane

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *manō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*manō	*manôz
vocative	*manō	*manôz
accusative	*manǭ	*manōz
genitive	*manōz	*manǫ̂
dative	*manōi	*manōmaz
instrumental	*manō	*manōmiz

Related terms

• *manją
• *mankô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *manu
  • Old English: manu
    • Middle English: mane
      • Scots: mane
      • English: mane
  • Old Frisian: *mane; mana, mona
    • North Frisian: man
    • Saterland Frisian: Moone
    • West Frisian: moannen, moanjes
  • Old Saxon: *mana
    • Middle Low German: māne, man
      • German Low German: Mahn
  • Old Dutch: *mana
    • Middle Dutch: māne
      • Dutch: maan
        • ⇒ Afrikaans: maanhaar
      • Limburgish: maan
  • Old High German: mana
    • Middle High German: man, mane
      • German: Mähne
      • Luxembourgish: Munn
• Old Norse: mǫn
  • Icelandic: mön
  • Faroese: mon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: man
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: man
  • Old Swedish: man
    • Swedish: man
  • Danish: man