Where does “menga” come from?
menga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic meinga, from Icelandic mein, from Old Norse mein, from Proto-Germanic mainą — damage, hurt; unjustice, sin.
menga (Icelandic): to pollute
Ancestry of “menga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | meinga | — |
| 2 | Icelandic | mein | disease, illness; harm, damage |
| 3 | Old Norse | mein | harm, mischief, crime, misdeed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mainą | damage, hurt; unjustice, sin |
Words derived from “menga”