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
- an opinion; meaning; intention
Ancestry of “mening”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mene | to mean; to think |
| 2 | Old Norse | meina | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | meinen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | mēnian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |
Words derived from “mening”