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Menhir

//ˈmɛnhɪə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.

    "Near-synonym: orthostat"

  2. 2
    a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France wordnet

Etymology

PIE word *méǵh₂s Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂sder.? Proto-Celtic *maginos Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨnder. Breton maen Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Celtic *sīros Proto-Brythonic *hirder. Breton hir Breton maen-hirbor. French menhirbor. English menhir Either borrowed from French menhir, or from its etymon Breton maen-hir, compound of maen (“stone”) + hir (“long”). Compare with Welsh maen hir, and Cornish men hir.

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