Where does “minne” come from?
minne (Middle English) comes from Middle English min, 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.
minne (Middle English): Alternative form of min
Ancestry of “minne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | min | First-person singular genitive determiner: my;... |
| 2 | Old English | mīn | my, mine |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mīn | — |
| 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 |