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Where does “mynt” come from?

mynt (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mynt, from Old English mynet, 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,...

mynt (Icelandic): a coin; a currency

Definitions

  1. a coin; a currency

Ancestry of “mynt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemynt—
2Old Englishmynetcoin
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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