Where does “mynchen” come from?
mynchen (English) comes from Middle English mynchen, from Old English myneċen, from Proto-Germanic munikinnō, from Proto-Germanic munikaz, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα.
mynchen (English): A nun
Definitions
- A nun
Ancestry of “mynchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mynchen | A woman who is a member of a monastic order and... |
| 2 | Old English | myneċen | a female monk, nun |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | munikinnō | female monk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | munikaz | monk |
| 5 | Latin | monāchus | monk |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |