Where does “meineit” come from?

meineit (Middle High German) comes from Old High German meineid, from Proto-West Germanic mainaiþ, from Proto-Germanic mainaiþaz, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

Ancestry of “meineit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmeineid—
2Proto-West Germanicmainaiþ—
3Proto-Germanicmainaiþazperjury
4Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—

Words derived from “meineit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainaiþaz →
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