English word moan comes from Proto-Indo-European *mnā-, Proto-Celtic *mēnis (Mine. Ore, metal.), Middle English (1100-1500) munen, Old Norse monu, Proto-Germanic *mainą (Damage, hurt. Unjustice, sin.), Proto-Germanic *mainaz (Mean, damaging, hurtful. Unjust, false.), Proto-Indo-European *moini-, Old Norse man, Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, Proto-Indo-European *mê-, Proto-Indo-European *mē-², Gaulish *mena, Gaulish *mēnā, Proto-Indo-European *mony-, Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *meyn-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *mnā- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to think |
| *mēnis | Proto-Celtic (cel-pro) | Mine. Ore, metal. |
| munen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| monu | Old Norse (non) | |
| *mainą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Damage, hurt. Unjustice, sin. |
| *mainaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Mean, damaging, hurtful. Unjust, false. |
| *moini- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | common, collective |
| man | Old Norse (non) | |
| *moh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mê- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to measure |
| *mē-² | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mena | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| *mēnā | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| *mony- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | withers, crest, mane |
| *méh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *meyn- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to mean, think*mainijaną |
| *munaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To remember. To think, to consider, to believe. |
| *muniz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Feeling, emotion. Love, desire. Mind, memory. |
| *muniwō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Small fish, minnow. |
| *mono- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | neck |
| *mann- | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (Runic alphabet) name of the M-rune (ᛗ). Man. |
| *gamainô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *méh₂-méh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mainō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Mind; opinion. |
| ġemunan | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| mann | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Man (adult male). Person, human. The rune ᛗ, representing the sound /m/. |
| mān | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| gemāna | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| *mōmǭ | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Aunt, auntie. Mama, mother. |
| *mān | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| *manō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Mane. |
| mina | Late Latin (LL) | |
| *mḗh₁n̥s | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Month. Moon. |
| *mōme | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| manu | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Mane. |
| myne | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| *mēnô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | The moon. |
| myne | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Minnow Feeling, affection, love, favor. Memorial. Memory, remembrance. Purpose, desire, wish. |
| mona | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Moon. |
| mōna | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| mayne | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| moan | English (eng) | A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure (intransitive) To make a moan or similar sound. [from 18th c.]. (intransitive, colloquial) To complain; to grumble. [from 20th c.]. (intransitive, now, _, chiefly, _, poetic) To grieve. [from 14th c.]. (transitive) To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice. [from 19th c.]. (transitive, now, _, rare) To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to [...] |