Where does “מיינונג” come from?

מיינונג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מיינען, from Middle High German meinen, from Old High German meinen, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

מיינונג (Yiddish): opinion

Definitions

  1. opinion

Ancestry of “מיינונג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמיינעןto think, believe; to mean
2Middle High Germanmeinen—
3Old High Germanmeinento mean, think, name
4Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Old High German meinen →