Where does “munk” come from?
munk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
munk (Norwegian Bokmål): a monk
Ancestry of “munk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | munkr | monk |
| 2 | Old English | munuc | monk |
| 3 | Latin | monachus | monk |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |