Where does “*mainijan” come from?

*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

*mainijan (Proto-West Germanic): to mean, think

Definitions

  1. to mean, think

Ancestry of “*mainijan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*mainijan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →