Where does “mena” come from?

mena (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German mēnen, from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

mena (Old Swedish): to mean

Definitions

  1. to mean

Ancestry of “mena”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mena”

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