Where does “minnie” come from?
minnie (English) comes from English minnow, from Middle English menow, from Old English mynwe, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu, from Indo-European *men-.
minnie (English): mother; mummy
Ancestry of “minnie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | minnow | A small freshwater fish of the carp family,... |
| 2 | Middle English | menow | — |
| 3 | Old English | mynwe | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *muniwu | — |
| 5 | Indo-European | *men- | — |