Where does “mender” come from?

mender (Ladin) comes 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.

mender (Ladin): minor

Definitions

  1. minor

Ancestry of “mender”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanminder—
2Old High Germanminnirosmaller; less; fewer
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic minnizô →Every word from Old High German minniro →
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