English
mone
Mone comes from Proto-Germanic *manōną ‘to admonish’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*manōną‘to admonish’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150monian
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500monien
- Englishtodaymone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*manōną‘to admonish’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150monian
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500monien
- Englishtodaymone
The story
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’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
music, mind, comment, mental, remain, amount, museum, mountain, mouth, auto, mention, min, permanent, mount, monster, mentor, mint, maya, monitor, dementia, demonstration, muse, menace, ming, mas, mandarin, mantra, mania, imminent, monument, muster, amnesty, prominence, manic, remnant, eminent, mosaic, monastery, monk, mantis, 127 more
Today it means
verb To admonish; advise; explain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / mone