Where does “menen” come from?

menen (Middle English) comes from Old French mener, from Latin minō, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.

menen (Middle English): to intend, to mean to indicate or signify; to...

Definitions

  1. to intend, to mean to indicate or signify; to...

Ancestry of “menen”, step by step

menen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French mener

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmenerto lead
2Latinminōto drive or goad (animals)
3LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
4Gaulishmēnāore, mine
5Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

via Old English mǣnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣnanto complain over; grieve; mourn; mean, intend;...
2Proto-West Germanic*mainijanto mean, think
3Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

Words derived from “menen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis →Every word from Proto-Celtic *meinis →