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mean — English has three distinct words mean. The oldest, ‘intend’ [OE], goes back via a prehistoric West Germanic *mainjan to the Indo European base *men ‘think’ (source also of English memory, mention, mind, etc). The adjective ‘petty, stingy’ [12]… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
mean — {{11}}mean (adj.1) low quality, c.1200, shared by all, from imene, from O.E. gemæne common, public, general, universal, shared by all, from P.Gmc. *ga mainiz possessed jointly (Cf. O.Fris. mene, O.S. gimeni, M.L.G. gemeine, M.Du. gemene, Du.… … Etymology dictionary
maini- — *maini , *mainiz germ., Adjektiv: nhd. gemein; ne. common (Adjektiv); Rekontruktionsbasis: got., ae., afries., mnl., as., ahd.; Vw.: s. *ga ; Etymologie … Germanisches Wörterbuch
mean — English has three distinct words mean. The oldest, ‘intend’ [OE], goes back via a prehistoric West Germanic *mainjan to the Indo European base *men ‘think’ (source also of English memory, mention, mind, etc). The adjective ‘petty, stingy’ [12]… … Word origins
