Where does “mine” come from?

mine (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French mine, 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.

mine (Middle Dutch): ore vein, mine; inflection of mijn: ## feminine...

Definitions

  1. ore vein, mine; inflection of mijn: ## feminine...

Ancestry of “mine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmine—
2LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
3Gaulishmēnāore, mine
4Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew

Words derived from “mine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mēy(H)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis →Every word from Proto-Celtic *meinis →