Where does “mēnen” come from?

mēnen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

mēnen (Middle Low German): to mean

Definitions

  1. to mean

Ancestry of “mēnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmēnianto mean, to intend (to do something)
2Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

Words derived from “mēnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Old Saxon mēnian →