Where does “mænan” come from?
mænan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.
mænan (Old English): to mean, to intend to indicate or signify; to...
Definitions
- to mean, to intend to indicate or signify; to...
Ancestry of “mænan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *mainijan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |