Where does “münich” come from?

münich (Middle High German) comes from Old High German munih, from Vulgar Latin monicus, from Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

Ancestry of “münich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmunih
2Vulgar Latinmonicus
3Late Latinmonachusmonk
4Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
5Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
6Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
7Proto-Hellenic*spérmə
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος