Where does “meiningslaus” come from?
meiningslaus (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-.
meiningslaus (Norwegian Nynorsk): meaningless, senseless, absurd
Definitions
- meaningless, senseless, absurd
Ancestry of “meiningslaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | meining | opinion; meaning |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | meina | to mean; think |
| 3 | Old Norse | meina | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | meinen | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | mēnian | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |