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Where does “tender-mindedness” come from?

tender-mindedness (English) comes from English tender-minded, from English tenderminded, from English minded, from English mind, from Middle English minde, from Old English mynd, from Proto-Germanic gamundiz, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin.

tender-mindedness (English): Alternative form of tendermindedness

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tendermindedness

Ancestry of “tender-mindedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtender-mindedAlternative form of tenderminded
2EnglishtendermindedNurturing, compassionate, and forgiving;...
3EnglishmindedHaving a mind for something or a certain way of...
4EnglishmindThe ability for rational thought; The ability to...
5Middle Englishminde—
6Old Englishmyndmind
7Proto-Germanicgamundizremembrance, memory; commemoration, memorial
8Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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