An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Maie

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
←
Maid
An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Maie
Mais
→
This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Maie. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2695181An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — MaieJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Maie, masculine, ‘green boughs for adornment,’ from late Middle High German meie, masculine, ‘birch tree,’ whence Italian majo, French mai, ‘green boughs, maypole’; identical with Mai.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=An_Etymological_Dictionary_of_the_German_Language/Annotated/Maie&oldid=13439892"