Where does “mindreårig” come from?
mindreårig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mindre, from Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mindreårig (Norwegian Nynorsk): underage
Ancestry of “mindreårig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mindre | comparative degree of liten; comparative degree... |
| 2 | Old Norse | minni | memory; less, smaller: comparative degree of... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | minnizô | comparative degree of *lītilaz |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |