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

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of männ

Ancestry of “menn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianmännmy, mine; nominative plural of mann, men
2Old Norsemínnmy
3Proto-Germanicmīnazmy, mine; 1st person singular possessive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mei →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mīnaz →
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