Where does “meinen” come from?
meinen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German meinen, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.
Ancestry of “meinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | meinen | to mean, think, name |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |
Words derived from “meinen”