Where does “mēna” come from?
mēna (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.
mēna (Old Frisian): signify
Ancestry of “mēna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |
Words derived from “mēna”