Where does “meneþer” come from?

meneþer (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse meineiðr, from Proto-Germanic mainaiþaz, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

meneþer (Old Swedish): perjury

Definitions

  1. perjury

Ancestry of “meneþer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeineiðr—
2Proto-Germanicmainaiþazperjury
3Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainaiþaz →
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