Where does “minre” come from?

minre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch minniro, from Proto-Germanic minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

minre (Middle Dutch): smaller, lesser; less; Alternative form of min

Definitions

  1. smaller, lesser; less; Alternative form of min

Ancestry of “minre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchminniro—
2Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “minre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic minnizô →Every word from Old Dutch minniro →