mei-no-
view, opinion, intention
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English | bemǣnan | to bemoan | vb.wk.I | AHD LRC |
| Old English | mǣnan, mǣnde, mǣned | to mean, signify, convey sense | vb.wk.I | LRC |
| Old English | mān | crime, wickedness, evil deed | n.neut | W7 ASD LRC |
| Middle English | bimonen | to bemoan | vb | AHD LRC |
| Middle English | menen | to mean | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | mone | moan | n | W7 LRC |
| English | bemoan | to lament, express grief over | vb.trans | AHD LRC |
| English | mean, meant | to intend, have (purpose) in mind | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | moan | complaint, lamentation | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old Saxon | (gi-)mēnian | to make known | vb | ASD LRC |
| Old Saxon | mēn | crime, evil deed | n | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | (ga-)meinian | to declare, tell of | vb | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | mein | crime, evil deed | n | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | meinen | to mean | vb | W7 LRC |
| German | meinen | to mean | vb | LRC |
| German | Meinung | belief, opinion | n.fem | LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Icelandic | mein | hurt, harm | n | ASD LRC |
| Balto-Slavic | ||||
| Old Slavic | mēniti | to mention | vb | W7 LRC |