An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Maie

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2512115An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — Maie1891John Francis Davis

​ Maie, m., ‘green boughs for adornment,’ from late MidHG. meie, m., ‘birch tree,’ whence Ital. majo, Fr. mai, ‘green boughs, maypole’; identical with Mai.

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