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-.

mênen (Middle Dutch): to mean, to signify

Definitions

  1. to mean, to signify

Ancestry of “mênen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmēnento mean, to intend
2Proto-West Germanic*mainijanto mean, think
3Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

Words derived from “mênen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan →