Where does “minnen” come from?

minnen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German minnon, from Proto-West Germanic *minnjōn, from Proto-Germanic minjōną — to remember.

minnen (Middle High German): to love

Definitions

  1. to love

Ancestry of “minnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanminnonto love
2Proto-West Germanic*minnjōnto love
3Proto-Germanicminjōnąto remember
Every word from Proto-Germanic minjōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *minnjōn →Every word from Old High German minnon →