Where does “menen” come from?

menen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mênen, from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

menen (Dutch): to think; to have an opinion or assumption; to...

Definitions

  1. to think; to have an opinion or assumption; to...

Ancestry of “menen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmênento mean, to signify
2Old Dutchmēnento mean, to intend
3Proto-West Germanic*mainijanto mean, think
4Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan →