Where does “Minn” come from?
Minn (Luxembourgish) comes from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- — to cut, hew.
Minn (Luxembourgish): mine; countenance, expression; European chub
Definitions
- mine; countenance, expression; European chub
Ancestry of “Minn”, step by step
Minn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French mine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 2 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 3 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 4 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 5 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via Middle High German müne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | müne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | muniwa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | muniwō | small fish, minnow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Old French mine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mine | — |