Where does “mener” come from?

mener (French) comes from Old French mener, from Latin minō, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.

mener (French): to lead, to take; to lead, to run, to take...

Definitions

  1. to lead, to take; to lead, to run, to take...

Ancestry of “mener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmenerto lead
2Latinminōto drive or goad (animals)
3LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
4Gaulishmēnāore, mine
5Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

Words derived from “mener”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis →Every word from Proto-Celtic *meinis →