Where does “mening” come from?

mening (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mene, from Old Norse meina, from Middle Low German meinen, from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

mening (Norwegian Bokmål): an opinion; meaning; intention

Definitions

  1. an opinion; meaning; intention

Ancestry of “mening”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmeneto mean; to think
2Old Norsemeinato harm
3Middle Low Germanmeinen—
4Old Saxonmēnianto mean, to intend (to do something)
5Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

Words derived from “mening”

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