Where does “meningsfuld” come from?

meningsfuld (Danish) comes from Danish mening, from Danish mene, from Middle Low German meinen, from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

meningsfuld (Danish): meaningful

Definitions

  1. meaningful

Ancestry of “meningsfuld”, step by step

meningsfuld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish mening

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmeningan opinion (subjective thought)
2Danishmeneto mean; to think, hold, consider
3Middle Low Germanmeinen—
4Old Saxonmēnianto mean, to intend (to do something)
5Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

via Danish fuld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfuldfull; complete; drunk
2Old Norsefullrfull
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “meningsfuld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Old Saxon mēnian →