Where does “minderjährig” come from?

minderjährig (German) comes from German minder, from Middle High German minder, from Old High German minniro, from Proto-Germanic minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

minderjährig (German): underage

Definitions

  1. underage

Ancestry of “minderjährig”, step by step

minderjährig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German minder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmindercomparative degree of wenig; comparative degree...
2Middle High Germanminder
3Old High Germanminnirosmaller; less; fewer
4Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via German jahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjahryear solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Germanic minnizôEvery word from Old High German minniro