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Where does “muneȝen” come from?

muneȝen (Middle English) comes from Old English myngian, from Old English ġemunan, from Proto-Germanic munaną, from Proto-Indo-European memóne, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “muneȝen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmyngian—
2Old Englishġemunanto remember
3Proto-Germanicmunanąto think, to consider, to believe; to remember
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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