mone

English

noun

Definitions

(obsolete) Communion; participation; companionship.
(obsolete) sexual Sexual intercourse.
(archaic) A companion.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mone inherited from Old English gemāna (community, society, intercourse, cohabitation, company, companionship, common property, communion) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gamainô (community) derived from Proto-Indo-European *moini- (collective, common).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*moini-

Gloss

collective, common

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

amanse English
moan English
moon English
*moini- Proto-Indo-European
*gamainô Proto-Germanic
*mān Old English
gemāna Old English
mān Old English
mōna Old English
amansen Middle English
mone Middle English
monelich Middle English
moneth Middle English
monyssh Middle English
muin Scots

moon
moan
amanse