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Where does “Kriegsdenkmünze” come from?

Kriegsdenkmünze (German) comes from German Denkmünze, from German Münze, from Old High German muniz, from Proto-West Germanic munit, from Latin Monēta, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Kriegsdenkmünze (German): war medal

Definitions

  1. war medal

Ancestry of “Kriegsdenkmünze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDenkmünzecommemorative medal
2GermanMünzemoney, "in its senses as"; mint; obsolete form of...
3Old High Germanmuniz—
4Proto-West Germanicmunitcoin
5LatinMonēta—
6Latinmoneō—
7Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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