Middle English word mane comes from Latin monile ((chiefly, in the plural) jewel(s). Necklace, collar.), Proto-Indo-European *mnā-, Old Norse man, Proto-Indo-European *mAnw-, Old Norse monu, Proto-Germanic *mainą (Damage, hurt. Unjustice, sin.), Proto-Germanic *mainaz (Mean, damaging, hurtful. Unjust, false.), Proto-Indo-European *meyn-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| monile | Latin (lat) | (chiefly, in the plural) jewel(s). Necklace, collar. |
| *mnā- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to think |
| man | Old Norse (non) | |
| *mAnw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | man |
| monu | Old Norse (non) | |
| *mainą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Damage, hurt. Unjustice, sin. |
| *mainaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Mean, damaging, hurtful. Unjust, false. |
| *meyn- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to mean, think*mainijaną |
| *mon- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Man, human being. |
| *mono- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | neck |
| *mainō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Mind; opinion. |
| mān | Old English (ang) | |
| *mān | Old English (ang) | |
| *manō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Mane. |
| *mann- | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (Runic alphabet) name of the M-rune (ᛗ). Man. |
| manu | Old English (ang) | Mane. |
| mann | Old English (ang) | Man (adult male). Person, human. The rune ᛗ, representing the sound /m/. |
| man | Middle English (enm) |