Where does “menn” come from?
menn (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian männ, from Old Norse mínn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.
menn (Westrobothnian): Alternative form of männ
Ancestry of “menn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Westrobothnian | männ | my, mine; nominative plural of mann, men |
| 2 | Old Norse | mínn | my |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mīnaz | my, mine; 1st person singular possessive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |