Where does “meining” come from?

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

meining (Norwegian Nynorsk): opinion; meaning

Definitions

  1. opinion; meaning

Ancestry of “meining”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmeinato mean; 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 “meining”

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