Where does “minze” come from?
minze (Middle High German) comes from Old High German minza, from Proto-West Germanic mintā, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη.
Ancestry of “minze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | minza | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mintā | mint |
| 3 | Latin | menta | mint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μίνθη | — |
Words derived from “minze”