Where does “minnares” come from?
minnares (Dutch) comes from Dutch minnaar, from Dutch minnen, from Dutch min, from Manx Mannin, from Dutch Man, from Middle Dutch man, from Old Dutch man, from Proto-West Germanic mann — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
minnares (Dutch): mistress, female lover
Definitions
- mistress, female lover
Ancestry of “minnares”, step by step
minnares traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch minnaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | minnaar | lover |
| 2 | Dutch | minnen | to love; to neck, cuddle; to have an affinity for |
| 3 | Dutch | min | wetnurse; maid, especially a nursemaid; minus |
| 4 | Manx | Mannin | Mann |
| 5 | Dutch | Man | man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | man | human; person; man, male |
| 7 | Old Dutch | man | human, person; man, male |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |