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
- to think, believe; to mean
Ancestry of “מיינען”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | meinen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | meinen | to mean, think, name |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |
Words derived from “מיינען”