Where does “mens” come from?
mens (Danish) comes from Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic medanō — meanwhile, as long as.
mens (Danish): while; whereas
Ancestry of “mens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | meðan | meanwhile, as long as, while, whilst |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | medanō | meanwhile, as long as |
Words derived from “mens”