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Where does “minst” come from?

minst (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse minnstr.

minst (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite singular superlative degree of liten;...

Definitions

  1. indefinite singular superlative degree of liten;...

Ancestry of “minst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseminnstr—
Every word from Old Norse minnstr →