Where does “mǣnan” come from?

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

mǣnan (Old English): to complain over; grieve; mourn; mean, intend;...

Definitions

  1. to complain over; grieve; mourn; mean, intend;...

Ancestry of “mǣnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*mainijanto mean, think
2Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

Words derived from “mǣnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan →