Where does “Meineid” come from?

Meineid (German) comes from Middle High German meineid, from Old High German meineid, from Proto-West Germanic mainaiþ, from Proto-Germanic mainaiþaz, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

Meineid (German): perjury

Definitions

  1. perjury

Ancestry of “Meineid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmeineid—
2Old High Germanmeineid—
3Proto-West Germanicmainaiþ—
4Proto-Germanicmainaiþazperjury
5Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainaiþaz →