Where does “mening” come from?

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

mening (Swedish): a meaning, a definition of a word; a sentence, a...

Definitions

  1. a meaning, a definition of a word; a sentence, a...

Ancestry of “mening”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmenato mean; to convey, or to want to convey; to...
2Old Swedishmenato mean
3Middle Low Germanmēnento mean
4Old Saxonmēnianto mean, to intend (to do something)
5Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

Words derived from “mening”

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