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