Where does “meinen” come from?
meinen (German) comes from Middle High German meinen, from Old High German meinen, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.
meinen (German): to think; to believe; to suppose; to say; to...
Definitions
- to think; to believe; to suppose; to say; to...
Ancestry of “meinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | meinen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | meinen | to mean, think, name |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |