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
- to bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn
Ancestry of “bemænan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | mǣnan | to complain over; grieve; mourn; mean, intend;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *mainijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |