Where does “Bergminze” come from?

Bergminze (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 — mint (Mentha viridis).

Bergminze (German): calamint plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. calamint plant of the genus

Ancestry of “Bergminze”, step by step

Bergminze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Minze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMinzemint
2Middle High Germanminze
3Old High Germanminza
4Proto-West Germanicmintāmint
5Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
6Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)

via German berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberga mountain, hill
2Middle High Germanbërca mountain
3Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
4Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Ancient Greek ΜίνθηEvery word from Latin mentaEvery word from Proto-West Germanic mintā
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