Where does “mene” come from?
mene (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse meina, from Middle Low German meinen, from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.
mene (Norwegian Bokmål): to mean; to think
Definitions
- to mean; to think
Ancestry of “mene”, step by step
mene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse meina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | meina | to harm |
| 2 | Middle Low German | meinen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | mēnian | to mean, to intend (to do something) |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |
via Middle Low German mēnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | mēnen | to mean |