Where does “מיינען” come from?

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

מיינען (Yiddish): to think, believe; to mean

Definitions

  1. to think, believe; to mean

Ancestry of “מיינען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmeinen—
2Old High Germanmeinento mean, think, name
3Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

Words derived from “מיינען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Old High German meinen →
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