Mein

The story

1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*magan“to be able, be strong”
2. German · borrowed fromMein
3. English todayMein

* Borrowed from Dutch and German Mein, from the personal name Maino, Meino, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able, be strong”). * Also as a German surname, from the adjective (ge)mein (“mean, nasty”). * As a Scottish surname, variant of Main.

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