mone

mone · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*men-“to think”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*manōną“to admonish”
3. Old English · inherited frommonian
4. Middle English · inherited frommonien
5. English todaymone

Inherited from Middle English monien, from Old English monian, manian (“to bring to mind what ought to be done, urge upon one what ought to be done, admonish, warn, exhort, instigate, bring to mind what should not be forgotten, remind, suggest, prompt, tell what ought to be done, teach, instruct, advise, claim, demand, ask of a person, remember”), from Proto-Germanic *manōną (“to admonish”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mania (“to admonish”), Dutch manen (“to admonish”), German mahnen (“to remind, admonish, urge”).

mone · noun²

1. Old English · derived fromġemynan
2. Middle English · derived fromminen
3. Middle English · inherited frommone
4. English todaymone

Inherited from Middle English mone, alteration (affected by monien (“to admonish”)) of *mine (“mind”), from Middle English minen, mynen, munen, from Old English ġemynan, ġemunan (“to remember”). More at mind.

mone · noun, verb³

Alternative spellings.

Mone · proper noun⁴

From the Irish surname, spelling variant of Mohan.

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