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 — mint (Mentha viridis).

mynte (Danish): mint

Definitions

  1. mint

Ancestry of “mynte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishmyntæmint
2Old Norsemintamint
3Middle Low Germanminte—
4Old Saxonminta—
5Proto-Germanicminta—
6Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
7Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)
Every word from Ancient Greek Μίνθη →Every word from Latin menta →Every word from Proto-Germanic minta →