Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “menian” come from?

menian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

Ancestry of “menian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

Words derived from “menian”

  • meinata
  • mena
  • mening
  • vitmena
  • meningsmotståndare
  • meningsløs
  • mene
  • mening
  • folkemening
  • men
  • meningsfull
  • meining
  • meina
  • meiningslaus
  • mene
  • meina
  • meina
  • meina
  • meinen
  • mēnen
  • mäin
  • mena
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →