Where does “min” come from?

min (Middle English) comes from Old English mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

min (Middle English): First-person singular genitive determiner: my;...

Definitions

  1. First-person singular genitive determiner: my;...

Ancestry of “min”, step by step

min traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmīnmy, mine
2Proto-Germanic*mīn—
3Proto-Germanicmīnazmy, mine; 1st person singular possessive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences

via Old Norse minni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
2Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “min”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mei →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mīnaz →