Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mainijaną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From 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
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *mainijan
- → Proto-Finnic: *mainit'ak (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 2
[edit]Likely from *mainaz (“damaging, untrue, deceiving”) + *-janą or *mainą (“damage, unjustice”) + *-janą.[3]
Verb
[edit]*mainijaną[3]
Inflection
[edit]Descendants
[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