Where does “meina” come from?

meina (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German meinen, from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

meina (Old Norse): to harm

Definitions

  1. to harm

Ancestry of “meina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmeinen—
2Old Saxonmēnianto mean, to intend (to do something)
3Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

Words derived from “meina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Old Saxon mēnian →