Where does “meinen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “meinen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “meinen”

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