Where does “meinga” come from?

meinga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mein, from Old Norse mein, from Proto-Germanic mainą — damage, hurt; unjustice, sin.

Ancestry of “meinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmeindisease, illness; harm, damage
2Old Norsemeinharm, mischief, crime, misdeed
3Proto-Germanicmainądamage, hurt; unjustice, sin

Words derived from “meinga”

Every word from Proto-Germanic mainą →Every word from Old Norse mein →Every word from Icelandic mein →