| מאן MaEN (to refuse.. saying NO) is an antonym by metathesis of אמין AMeeYN (to believe, accept, saying YES). AMEN is an obvious borrowing, but AMENable means believable, acceptable. German NO is a nasal shift away: NEIN.
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