Where does “meina” come from?

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

meina (Norwegian Nynorsk): to mean; think

Definitions

  1. to mean; think

Ancestry of “meina”, step by step

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

Words derived from “meina”

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