Where does “meiningsløyse” come from?

meiningsløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk meining, 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-.

meiningsløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): meaninglessness

Definitions

  1. meaninglessness

Ancestry of “meiningsløyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmeiningopinion; meaning
2Norwegian Nynorskmeinato mean; think
3Old Norsemeinato harm
4Middle Low Germanmeinen—
5Old Saxonmēnianto mean, to intend (to do something)
6Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Old Saxon mēnian →