Where does “bemænan” come from?

bemænan (Old English) comes from Old English mǣnan, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

bemænan (Old English): to bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn

Definitions

  1. to bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn

Ancestry of “bemænan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣnanto complain over; grieve; mourn; mean, intend;...
2Proto-West Germanic*mainijanto mean, think
3Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan →
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