Where does “minstens” come from?

minstens (Dutch) comes from German mindestens, from German mindest — superlative degree of minder.

minstens (Dutch): at least

Definitions

  1. at least

Ancestry of “minstens”, step by step

minstens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mindestens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmindestensat least
2Germanmindestsuperlative degree of minder

via Dutch minst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchminst

Words derived from “minstens”

Every word from German mindest →Every word from German mindestens →