Where does “mins” come from?
mins (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål minnes, from Old Norse minnast, from Proto-Germanic minþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
mins (Norwegian Bokmål): present of minnes
Definitions
- present of minnes
Ancestry of “mins”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | minnes | passive form of minne; to remember; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | minnast | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | minþijaną | to remind, remember |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |