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Where does “Münzmetall” come from?

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

Münzmetall (German): coinage metal

Definitions

  1. coinage metal

Ancestry of “Münzmetall”, step by step

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