Where does “Menz” come from?

Menz (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German minze, from Old High German minza, from Proto-West Germanic mintā, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη — mint (Mentha viridis).

Menz (Hunsrik): mint

Definitions

  1. mint

Ancestry of “Menz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanminze—
2Old High Germanminza—
3Proto-West Germanicmintāmint
4Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
5Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)
Every word from Ancient Greek Μίνθη →Every word from Latin menta →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mintā →