Where does “minnower” come from?
minnower (English) comes from English minnow, from Middle English menow, from Old English mynwe, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu, from Indo-European *men-.
minnower (English): a fisherman who minnows
Definitions
- a fisherman who minnows
Ancestry of “minnower”, step by step
minnower traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English minnow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minnow | A small freshwater fish of the carp family,... |
| 2 | Middle English | menow | — |
| 3 | Old English | mynwe | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *muniwu | small fish, minnow |
| 5 | Indo-European | *men- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |