Where does “minto” come from?

minto (Italian) comes from Old English hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

minto (Italian): past participle of mingere

Definitions

  1. past participle of mingere

Ancestry of “minto”, step by step

minto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hōh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōhheel, hough; hill spur, promontory; promontory
2Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hheel
3Proto-Germanichanhazheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

via Lower Tanana Menhti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower TananaMenhtiMinto Flats, a swampland in Alaska
2Lower Tananabenhlake
3Lower Tananabenthe water level moves
4Proto-Athabaskan*wənlake

Words derived from “minto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h →