Where does “mynte” come from?
mynte (Danish) comes from Old Danish myntæ, from Old Norse minta, from Middle Low German minte, from Old Saxon minta, from Proto-Germanic minta, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη.
mynte (Danish): mint
Ancestry of “mynte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | myntæ | mint |
| 2 | Old Norse | minta | mint |
| 3 | Middle Low German | minte | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | minta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | minta | — |
| 6 | Latin | menta | mint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μίνθη | — |