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
Ancestry of “mynt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mynt | — |
| 2 | Old English | mynet | coin |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | munit | coin |
| 4 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 5 | Latin | moneō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |