Where does “min” come from?

min (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse mínn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

min (Norwegian Nynorsk): my, mine; imperative of mina

Definitions

  1. my, mine; imperative of mina

Ancestry of “min”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemínnmy
2Proto-Germanicmīnazmy, mine; 1st person singular possessive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mei →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mīnaz →