Where does “Apfelminze” come from?
Apfelminze (German) comes from German Minze, from Middle High German minze, from Old High German minza, from Proto-West Germanic mintā, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη.
Apfelminze (German): apple mint
Ancestry of “Apfelminze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Minze | mint |
| 2 | Middle High German | minze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | minza | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mintā | mint |
| 5 | Latin | menta | mint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μίνθη | — |