Where does “mæna” come from?

mæna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mœna, from Proto-Germanic mōnijaną-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mæna (Icelandic): spinal cord; to tower; to stare

Definitions

  1. spinal cord; to tower; to stare

Ancestry of “mæna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemœna—
2Proto-Germanicmōnijaną-to tower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mæna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōnijaną- →Every word from Old Norse mœna →