Where does “*mainijan” come from?
*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.
Ancestry of “*mainijan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |