Where does “minen” come from?
minen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mijn, from Old Dutch mīn, from Proto-West Germanic mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.
minen (Middle Dutch): to buy in a public sale; inflection of mijn:
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Definitions
- to buy in a public sale; inflection of mijn:
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Ancestry of “minen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | mijn | my |
| 2 | Old Dutch | mīn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mīn | my, mine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mīnaz | my, mine; 1st person singular possessive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |