| 1 | Middle French | mignon | lover, darling, favourite; lover, royal... |
| 2 | Old French | mignon | dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind |
| 3 | Frankish | minnju | love, friendship, affection, memory |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *minjō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |