meinetwegen
Meaning
- because of me; for my sake
- (informal) as far as I'm concerned (I don't mind if); for all I care
- (informal) say; for example
Concepts
Synonyms
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Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
myynedwääge
Basel-Landschaft
miiraa
Basel-Landschaft
wäägemyyne
Basel-Landschaft
wäägemiir
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmaɪ̯nətˌveːɡən/
Etymology
In summary
Shortened from von meinetwegen, which can be traced through two developmental routes. One route is from von meinentwegen / von meinent wegen, from von meinen wegen, from Middle High German von mînen wegen, in which wegen was the dative plural of modern-day Weg and mînen was the possessive pronoun in the dative plural. Another route can be traced from von meintwegen / von meint wegen, from Middle High German von mînt wegen, from von mîn wegen, in which mîn was the genitive pronoun. See more at wegen.
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