moan
English
/məʊn/, /moʊn/
noun
Definitions
- a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mone inherited from Old English *mān inherited from Proto-Germanic *mainō (opinion, mind).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mainō
Gloss
opinion, mind
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bemoan English
- bemoaner English
- moaner English
- moanest English
- moaneth English
- moanful English
- moanfully English
- moansome English
- moany English
- mone English
- moon English
- *mainijaną Proto-Germanic
- *mainō Proto-Germanic
- *mān Old English
- bemænan Old English
- gemāna Old English
- mān Old English
- mōna Old English
- mǣnan Old English
- bemenen Middle English
- menen Middle English
- mone Middle English
- monelich Middle English
- moneth Middle English
- monyssh Middle English
- muin Scots