English
Maynard
Maynard comes from Norman Mainard, and goes back to Old Dutch meginhard.
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150meginhard
- Normanc. 1066–presentMainard
- EnglishtodayMaynard
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150meginhard
- Normanc. 1066–presentMainard
- EnglishtodayMaynard
A compound of *maginą ‘might’ + *harduz ‘hard, strong’
Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- ‘to be able’
Proto-Germanic *maginą ‘might’
Proto-Indo-European *kret- ‘strong, powerful’
Proto-Indo-European *kort-ús
Proto-Germanic *harduz ‘hard, strong’
Every English word from Old Dutch meginhard
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Dutch meginhard / Maynard