Mohn
German (Berlin)
/moːn/
noun
Definitions
- poppy (Papaver)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German māhe inherited from Old High German māho (poppyseed) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mēhô.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mēhô
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mecon English
- valmu Finnish
- Blume German
- Kapsel German
- Mohnblume German
- Mohnkapsel German
- Schlaf German
- Schlafmohn German
- mohnrot German
- rot German
- μήκων Ancient Greek
- μηκώνιον Ancient Greek
- *meh₂ko- Proto-Indo-European
- *magô Proto-Germanic
- *mēhô Proto-Germanic
- taggvallmo Swedish
- vallmo Swedish
- μήκων Greek (modern)
- mago Old High German
- māho Old High German
- meccon Old Irish
- meacan Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mage Middle High German
- māhe Middle High German
- מאָגן Yiddish
- *magō gmw-pro
- maoga Vilamovian