Where does “mindre” come from?
mindre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mindre (Norwegian Bokmål): comparative degree of liten; less; minor
Definitions
- comparative degree of liten; less; minor
Ancestry of “mindre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | minni | memory; less, smaller: comparative degree of... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | minnizô | comparative degree of *lītilaz |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
Words derived from “mindre”