English
Mahound
Mahound comes from Anglo-Norman Mahun.
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400Mahun
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Mahown
- Englishearliest quotation 1590Mahound
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400Mahun
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Mahown
- Englishearliest quotation 1590Mahound
Earliest quotation: 1590, Edmund Spenser, (please specify the book): “But, when he to himselfe returnd againe, / All…”
Every English word from Anglo-Norman Mahun
Today it means
name Muhammad, believed by medieval Europeans to be a demon or god that Muslims worshipped.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Anglo-Norman Mahun / Mahound