Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mainijaną
Proto-Germanic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *moyn-éye-ti (“to intend, give opinion”), cognate with Proto-Slavic *měniti (“to think”) a causative formation to a root *meyn-. Cognate with Old Irish mían (“wish; desire”).[1] Ultimately possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to change, exchange”).
Verb
edit*mainijaną[2]
Inflection
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *mainijan
- → Proto-Finnic: *mainit'ak (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 2
editLikely from *mainaz (“damaging, untrue, deceiving”) + *-janą or *mainą (“damage, unjustice”) + *-janą.[3]
Verb
edit*mainijaną[3]
Inflection
editDescendants
edit- ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *framainijan
- Old Norse: meina
- ⇒ Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gamainjan)
References
edit- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mainjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 348
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mainjanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 255
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mainjanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 255