Where does “vitmena” come from?
vitmena (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-.
vitmena (Swedish): to whitewash, to paint white; to whitewash, to...
Definitions
- to whitewash, to paint white; to whitewash, to...
Ancestry of “vitmena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | mena | to mean; to convey, or to want to convey; to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mena | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | mēnen | to mean |
| 4 | Old Saxon | mēnian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |