Where does “minenwerfer” come from?
minenwerfer (English) comes from German Minenwerfer, from German Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
minenwerfer (English): A type of trench mortar used by German forces...
Definitions
- A type of trench mortar used by German forces...
Ancestry of “minenwerfer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Minenwerfer | — |
| 2 | German | Mine | a mine; pencil lead, ballpoint pen reservoir |
| 3 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 4 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 5 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 6 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 7 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |