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meinetwegen.

because of me; for my sake

11 characters4 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈmaɪ̯nətˌveːɡən//ˌmaɪ̯nətˈveːɡən/
  1. because of me; for my sake

    Das ist alles meinetwegen passiert.
  2. as far as I'm concerned (I don't mind if); for all I care

    informal
    Meinetwegen können Sie mitkommen.
  3. say; for example

    informal
    wenn man sehr viel verdient, meinetwegen 400.000 € im Jahr, …
Where this word comes from

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 wëgen, 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 wëgen, from von mîn wëgen, in which mîn was the genitive pronoun. See more at wegen.

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