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