Where does “mäin” come from?

mäin (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse meina, from Middle Low German meinen, from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

mäin (Westrobothnian): to intend; hold; suggest

Definitions

  1. to intend; hold; suggest

Ancestry of “mäin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeinato harm
2Middle Low Germanmeinen—
3Old Saxonmēnianto mean, to intend (to do something)
4Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Old Saxon mēnian →