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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *mṓxa-z
Meaning: sandy soils
Old Norse: mō-r `sandige Ebene, offene Waldgegend'
Norwegian: mo `sandige Heide'
Swedish: mo `sandige Heide'
Danish: dial. mo `loser Kreide- oder Kalkboden'
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Proto-IE: *māk(')- (~ -ō-)
Meaning: plain
Celtic: *m[ā]kni- > OIr mōin `Morast, Torf'; OIr macha `Ebene'
Russ. meaning: равнина
Comments: Different in Pok. 699-700.
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1220
Root: mā-no-, mā-ni-
English meaning: wet, damp
German meaning: `feucht, naß'
Material: Lat. mānō, -āre `fließen, strömen', daher `entspringen'; bret. Vannes mān `Moos, Flechte', cymr. mawn `Torf' aus brit. *mōni-, woraus entlehnt air. mōin f. `Moos, Sumpf, Torf'; vielleicht dazu ablaut. asächs. -mannia, -mennia in FlN und ON, wie Throtmennia `Dortmund', usw.
References: WP. II 224, WH. II 30 f., J. Loth RC 42, 91 f.
Pages: 699-700
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