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-.
Ancestry of “mena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | mēnen | to mean |
| 2 | Old Saxon | mēnian | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |
Words derived from “mena”