Where does “meningsfull” come from?

meningsfull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mening, 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-.

meningsfull (Norwegian Bokmål): meaningful

Definitions

  1. meaningful

Ancestry of “meningsfull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmeningan opinion; meaning; intention
2Norwegian Bokmålmeneto mean; to think
3Old Norsemeinato harm
4Middle Low Germanmeinen—
5Old Saxonmēnianto mean, to intend (to do something)
6Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

Words derived from “meningsfull”

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