Where does “mênen” come from?

mênen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

Ancestry of “mênen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Dutch	mēnen	—
2	Proto-West Germanic	*mainijan	—
3	Proto-Germanic	mainijaną	to mean, think
4	Proto-Indo-European	mein-	—

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