Where does “mening” come from?
mening (Danish) comes from Danish mene, from Middle Low German meinen, from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.
Ancestry of “mening”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | mene | to mean; to think, hold, consider |
| 2 | Middle Low German | meinen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | mēnian | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |
Words derived from “mening”