Where does “medmindre” come from?

medmindre (Danish) comes from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

medmindre (Danish): unless

Definitions

  1. unless

Ancestry of “medmindre”, step by step

medmindre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
2Old Norsemeðwith, along with
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Danish mindre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmindrecomparative degree of lille; comparative degree...
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →