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Where does “meineed” come from?

meineed (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch meinēth, from Proto-Germanic mainaiþaz, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

meineed (Dutch): perjury

Definitions

  1. perjury

Ancestry of “meineed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmeinēth—
2Proto-Germanicmainaiþazperjury
3Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →