Etymology

maim

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Today it means: To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. Full definition →

Middle English maymen ← Anglo-Norman maheimer ← Germanic
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  1. Germanic · derived from
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived frommaheimer
  3. Middle English · inherited frommaymen
  4. English todaymaim

From Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-Norman maheimer, mahaigner, of Germanic origin; see mayhem.

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