Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Münze” come from?

Münze (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Münze (German): money, "in its senses as"; mint; obsolete form of...

Definitions

  1. money, "in its senses as"; mint; obsolete form of...

Ancestry of “Münze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmuniz—
2Proto-West Germanicmunitcoin
3LatinMonēta—
4Latinmoneō—
5Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “Münze”

  • schei
  • Münztelefon
  • Münzstempel
  • Euromünze
  • Scheidemünze
  • Münzgeld
  • Münzprägung
  • Münzsammlung
  • Münzmetall
  • Kriegsdenkmünze
  • Denkmünze
  • Kupfermünze
  • Goldmünze
  • Münzprägeanstalt
  • Silbermünze
  • Münzanstalt
  • Bimetallmünze
  • Kurantmünze
  • mennica
  • mince
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →