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Where does “mein” come from?

mein (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic mainą — damage, hurt; unjustice, sin.

mein (Old Norse): harm, mischief, crime, misdeed

Definitions

  1. harm, mischief, crime, misdeed

Ancestry of “mein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmainądamage, hurt; unjustice, sin

Words derived from “mein”

  • men
  • meinga
  • menga
  • meinafræði
  • mein
  • mengun
  • meinsæri
  • lungnakrabbamein
  • krabbamein
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