Where does “mijne” come from?

mijne (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mine, from Old French mine, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.

mijne (Dutch): non-attributive form of mijn; Inflected form of...

Definitions

  1. non-attributive form of mijn; Inflected form of...

Ancestry of “mijne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmineore vein, mine; inflection of mijn: ## feminine...
2Old Frenchmine—
3LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
4Gaulishmēnāore, mine
5Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis →Every word from Proto-Celtic *meinis →