Where does “Scheidemünze” come from?
Scheidemünze (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,...
Scheidemünze (German): divisional coin coin whose metal value is less than its nominal value, small change
Definitions
- divisional coin coin whose metal value is less than its nominal value, small change
Ancestry of “Scheidemünze”, step by step
Scheidemünze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Münze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Münze | money, "in its senses as"; mint; obsolete form of... |
| 2 | Old High German | muniz | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | munit | coin |
| 4 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 5 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via German scheiden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | scheiden | to separate; to leave one another; to part; to be... |
| 2 | Middle High German | scheiden | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sceidan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |