menten etymology

Middle English word menten comes from Proto-Indo-European *mnā-, and later Proto-Germanic *munaną (To remember. To think, to consider, to believe.)

Detailed word origin of menten

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*mnā- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*munaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To remember. To think, to consider, to believe.
*muntaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
myntan Old English (ang) To mean, intend. To think, suppose.
menten Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as menten

Descendants of *mnā-
brain i-mune imunde mane mencioun mend menowe min minde minne mone monk monnen montaigne mound mune munnen munt munten mynde mynen mynnen remainen ȝemunde