Mane Definition
Origin of Mane
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From Middle English mane, mayne, from Old English manu (“mane"), from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane"), from Proto-Indo-European *mony-, *mon- (“neck"). Cognate with Dutch maan, manen (“mane"), German Mähne (“mane"), Swedish man (“horse's mane"), Icelandic mön (“mane").
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From French -mane, from Ancient Greek -μανής (-manēs).
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English manu
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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