Where does “minstens” come from?

minstens (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch minstens, from German mindestens, from German mindest — superlative degree of minder.

minstens (Afrikaans): at least

Definitions

  1. at least

Ancestry of “minstens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchminstensat least
2Germanmindestensat least
3Germanmindestsuperlative degree of minder
Every word from German mindest →Every word from German mindestens →Every word from Dutch minstens →